Error: 0xc03a001a while installing wsl2 distribution

[bbhopesh]

I get following error when I try to install a wsl2 distribution.

WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0xc03a001a
Error: 0xc03a001a The requested operation could not be completed due to a virtual disk system limitation.  Virtual hard disk files must be uncompressed and unencrypted and must not be sparse.

My windows version is: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18936.1000]

I am attaching log files with the issue.

logs.zip

[Biswa96]

Duplicate #4103.

[bbhopesh]

Thanks for pointing this out.

[impleotv]

This is what helped me - https://utf9k.net/blog/wsl2-vhd-issue/

[marcus-crane]

impleotv Glad to see you were able to solve your issue 🙂

[runner-ed]

This also solved my issue as well. Essentially... find the package under C:\Users<your user name>\AppData\Local\Packages
and right click the folder, check advanced options and disable compression. Run the launch again.

• Of course ubuntu is listed under "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu" so if you sort alphabetically it will appear under "C"
• Debian is under "TheDebianProject" so that will appear under "T"

[zachChilders]

This also solved my issue as well. Essentially... find the package under C:\Users\AppData\Local\Packages
and right click the folder, check advanced options and disable compression. Run the launch again.

• Of course ubuntu is listed under "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu" so if you sort alphabetically it will appear under "C"
• Debian is under "TheDebianProject" so that will appear under "T"

Confirmed, this worked for me. It would be nice if the installer could do think for me!

[alicenstar]

This also solved my issue as well. Essentially... find the package under C:\Users\AppData\Local\Packages
and right click the folder, check advanced options and disable compression. Run the launch again.

* Of course ubuntu is listed under "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu" so if you sort alphabetically it will appear under "C"

* Debian is under "TheDebianProject" so that will appear under "T"

Thank you runner-ed! This worked for me as well.

[SiddharthSingi]

This also solved my issue as well. Essentially... find the package under C:\Users\AppData\Local\Packages
and right click the folder, check advanced options and disable compression. Run the launch again.

• Of course ubuntu is listed under "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu" so if you sort alphabetically it will appear under "C"
• Debian is under "TheDebianProject" so that will appear under "T"

Thank you runner-ed . Have been looking for a way out for this for a long time. This solution worked for me as well!

[kl3sk]

Thanks this fix my problem Too !!

[namedgraph]

And nobody felt it's important to mention this in the installation guide?..

[RnebDG]

This is what helped me - https://utf9k.net/blog/wsl2-vhd-issue/

Thanks, Solved my issue as well!

[tonyspunei]

This approach also helped me.

1. Find the Locatio - in my case it was the "KaliLinux.54290C8133FEE_ey8k8hqnwqnmg" folder.
2. Right click on it -> go to advanced Settings and disable comprime data.
3. DONE!

[jacob-kymustang]

This is what helped me - https://utf9k.net/blog/wsl2-vhd-issue/

This worked for me as well, thank you.

Mine was under the folder: "CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc"

[aleleonian]

This also solved my issue as well. Essentially... find the package under C:\Users\AppData\Local\Packages
and right click the folder, check advanced options and disable compression. Run the launch again.

• Of course ubuntu is listed under "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu" so if you sort alphabetically it will appear under "C"
• Debian is under "TheDebianProject" so that will appear under "T"

This also solved my issue as well. Essentially... find the package under C:\Users\AppData\Local\Packages
and right click the folder, check advanced options and disable compression. Run the launch again.

• Of course ubuntu is listed under "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu" so if you sort alphabetically it will appear under "C"
• Debian is under "TheDebianProject" so that will appear under "T"

IT WORKED!

Thanks so much.