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wsl.exe command not recognized #5319

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Caleb9 opened this issue Jun 2, 2020 · 2 comments
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wsl.exe command not recognized #5319

Caleb9 opened this issue Jun 2, 2020 · 2 comments

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@Caleb9
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Caleb9 commented Jun 2, 2020

  • Your Windows build number: (Type ver at a Windows Command Prompt)

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.264]

  • What you're doing and what's happening: (Copy&paste the full set of specific command-line steps necessary to reproduce the behavior, and their output. Include screen shots if that helps demonstrate the problem.)

Trying to install WSL following the guide Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide for Windows 10. Command is not available.

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  • What's wrong / what should be happening instead:

wsl.exe should be available.

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DHowett commented Jun 2, 2020

You’re using 32-bit powershell. You’ll want to use 64-bit powershell, or specify the fully qualified redirected path to wsl.exe, c:\windows\sysnative\wsl.exe.

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Caleb9 commented Jun 2, 2020

@DHowett That's it, thank you :).

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