Can't use VSCode, even after restarting WSL2

[hamirmahal]

Type: Bug

1. Open VSCode in WSL2.

VS Code version: Code 1.83.0 (e7e0370, 2023-10-03T16:12:16.321Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
Connection to 'WSL: Ubuntu' could not be established VS Code Server for WSL closed unexpectedly.

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz (8 x 4008)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.69GB (22.95GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 1fd71fd7-86f6-44c1-b5cb-45bbb457a8c1
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Connection to 'WSL: Ubuntu' could not be established VS Code Server for WSL closed unexpectedly.

Extensions: none

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[hamirmahal]

[2023-10-07 19:09:30.542] Extension version: 0.81.7
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.543] L10N bundle: undefined
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.554] authorityHierarchy: wsl+ubuntu
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.554] WSL extension activating for a local WSL instance
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.578] Resolving wsl+ubuntu, resolveAttempt: 1
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.590] WSL feature installed: true (dll path)
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.591] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe --list --verbose
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.699] 1 distros found
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.699] Starting VS Code Server inside WSL (wsl2)
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.699] Windows build: 19045. Multi distro support: available. WSL path support: enabled
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.699] Scriptless setup: false
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.700] No shell environment set or found for current distro.
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.831] WSL daemon log file: 
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.834] Probing if server is already installed: if [ -d ~/.vscode-server/bin/e7e037083ff4455cf320e344325dacb480062c3c ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf alpine-; fi; uname -m
[2023-10-07 19:09:30.834] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu -e sh -c if [ -d ~/.vscode-server/bin/e7e037083ff4455cf320e344325dacb480062c3c ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf alpine-; fi; uname -m
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.279] Probing result: install-found x86_64
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.280] Server install found in WSL
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.281] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu sh -c '"$VSCODE_WSL_EXT_LOCATION/scripts/wslServer.sh" e7e037083ff4455cf320e344325dacb480062c3c stable code-server .vscode-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port=0 --connection-token=2353718011-324352810-2700804776-334523388 --use-host-proxy --without-browser-env-var --disable-websocket-compression --accept-server-license-terms --telemetry-level=all'
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: CreateProcessParseCommon:789: Failed to translate C:\Users\hamir\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate c:\Users\hamir\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl-0.81.7
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\WINDOWS\system32
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\WINDOWS
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\Users\hamir\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] <3>WSL (478) ERROR: UtilTranslatePathList:2803: Failed to translate C:\Users\hamir\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] sh: 1: /scripts/wslServer.sh: not found
[2023-10-07 19:09:36.437] For help with startup problems, go to https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/troubleshooting#_wsl-tips
[2023-10-07 19:09:38.696] Download in background is enabled

[hamirmahal]

[hamirmahal]

I'm able to use VSCode again after restarting my Windows 10 desktop.

[aeschli]

This is a WSL issue similar to microsoft/WSL#9945.
If you see it again, please file it against the WSL repo.