WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x8037011e

[hesand]

Windows Build Number

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.21354.1]

WSL Version

WSL 2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 20.04

Other Software

Docker Desktop (Windows), version 3.2.2

Repro Steps

on a windows 10, running on vmware workstation pro
wsl --install
when ubuntu starts up, gets the error

Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x8037011e
Error: 0x8037011e The host compute system service has disconnected unexpectedly.

Press any key to continue...

Expected Behavior

n/a

Actual Behavior

n/a

Diagnostic Logs

n/a

[adrastogi]

Thanks for reporting this. Would you be able to submit logs?

[hesand]

wsl-log.zip

[rirlswift]

did you get a resolution of this problem? I am facing the identical failure when using 18.04.

[Albert--E]

@rirlswift, I was able to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS by setting the WSL version to instead of 2
wsl --set-default-version 1