WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80040324

[mathewgomas]

Windows Version

Windows version: 10.0.22635.2483

WSL Version

WSL version: 2.0.7.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Kernel version: 5.15.133.1-1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Other Software

Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_DEFAULT_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND

Repro Steps

Windows PowerShell
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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.1

Image Version: 10.0.22635.2483

Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.1

Image Version: 10.0.22635.2483

Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --set-version Ubuntu-22.04 2 --user
There is no distribution with the supplied name.
Error code: Wsl/Service/WSL_E_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu 22.04 LTS...
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80040324
Error: 0x80040324 (null)
Press any key to continue...
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --update
Checking for updates.
The most recent version of Windows Subsystem for Linux is already installed.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --unregister Ubuntu-22.04
Unregistering.
There is no distribution with the supplied name.
Error code: Wsl/Service/WSL_E_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu 22.04 LTS...
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80040324
Error: 0x80040324 (null)
Press any key to continue...
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --version
WSL version: 2.0.7.0
Kernel version: 5.15.133.1-1
WSLg version: 1.0.59
MSRDC version: 1.2.4677
Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511
DXCore version: 10.0.25880.1000-230602-1350.main
Windows version: 10.0.22635.2483
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl -l -v
Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.

Use 'wsl.exe --list --online' to list available distributions
and 'wsl.exe --install ' to install.

Distributions can also be installed by visiting the Microsoft Store:
https://aka.ms/wslstore
Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_DEFAULT_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND

Expected Behavior

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04

Actual Behavior

Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80040324
Error: 0x80040324 (null)
Press any key to continue...

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hello! Could you please provide more logs to help us better diagnose your issue?

To collect WSL logs, download and execute collect-wsl-logs.ps1 in an administrative powershell prompt:

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/diagnostics/collect-wsl-logs.ps1" -OutFile collect-wsl-logs.ps1
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
.\collect-wsl-logs.ps1

The scipt will output the path of the log file once done.

Once completed please upload the output files to this Github issue.

Click here for more info on logging

Thank you!

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Thank you!