WSL GUI app icons disappeared from Start Menu after WSL 2.7.3 update.

[TheNavyBear]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8457]

WSL Version

WSL version: 2.7.3.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Linux version 6.6.114.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 24.04

Other Software

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Repro Steps

I also made this bug report on WSLg as I wasn't sure where it belonged: microsoft/wslg#1444

• Have GUI apps installed before update to WSL v2.7.3
• See all the GUI apps in the folder in the Start Menu
• Update to WSL v2.7.3 using the 'wsl.exe --update' command in Windows Terminal
• Most of the GUI apps no longer show in Start Menu

Expected Behavior

Updating to WSL v2.7.3 should keep all my GUI app icons in Start Menu

Actual Behavior

Updating to WSL v2.7.3 on two different computers made most of the GUI app icons disappear from the Start Menu.
One PC had 1 icon left, the other PC had 3 icons left. Both PCs had 22 icons prior to updating WSL.

I even did a 'sudo apt install --reinstall [list of gui apps]' to see if that would restore the icons, it did not.

Diagnostic Logs

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[benhillis]

Thanks for reporting, let's track this on the WSLg GitHub.