My WSL installation progress is always stuck at 0%. Why???

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[Tigran Sargsyan (tigran-sargsyan-w)]

I had the same issue when WSL install was stuck at 0%. What finally worked for me was:

1. Make sure the required features are enabled:

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype Auto

Reboot after this step.

2. Update and reinstall WSL from an elevated PowerShell:

wsl --update
wsl --install -d Ubuntu

3. If the Microsoft Store download is stuck at 0%, try:

• Opening Store → Library → Downloads & updates, then Pause and Resume.
• Run:

wsreset.exe

4. If DISM hangs at 0% or fails, repair the component store:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow

5. If a previous install broke, you can remove and reinstall the distro:

wsl --list
wsl --unregister <YourDistroName>
wsl --install -d Ubuntu

After this, running wsl --status should show version and the latest kernel.
Hope this helps — let me know if it works on your side!
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[Chen Tuo (soonsolidchentuo)]

1. Check the Host Compute Service

Get-Service vmcompute

2. if status is not "Running"，start it

Start-Service vmcompute
Set-Service vmcompute -StartupType Automatic

[Белов Степан Васильевич (BelovStep)]

I used wsl --update --web-download, instead of wsl --update. And wsl installing right.