WSL2 does not changes state from Stopped to Running #5406

robe007 · 2020-06-14T14:42:05Z

Environment

Windows build number: [run [Environment]::OSVersion for powershell, or ver for cmd]:

Microsoft Windows [Versión 10.0.19041.329]

Your Distribution version: [On Debian or Ubuntu run lsb_release -r in WSL]:

Ubuntu

Whether the issue is on WSL 2 and/or WSL 1: [run cat /proc/version in WSL]:

WSL1 and WSL2

Steps to reproduce

Yesterday I updated Windows 10 from 1909 to 2004 to install WSL2. I did these steps:

Typed this on PowerShell as Administrator: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform
Reboot Windows
Installed this as Administrator: wsl_update_x64.msi
Reboot Windows
Typed this on PowerShell as Administrator: wsl --set-default-version 2
Typed this on PowerShell as Administrator: wsl --set-version Ubuntu 2
Typed this on PowerShell as Administrator: wsl --list --verbose

After I did all the steps above, I got this:

Expected behavior

WSL starts normally, but it does not.

Actual behavior

I typed wsl on PowerShell, and nothing happens.

I clicked on the WSL-Ubuntu icon on Dekstop, and a command line windows appear, and closes immediately.

Never I can see State: Running when I typed: wsl --list --verbose. Always is Stopped.

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therealkenc · 2020-06-15T19:55:14Z

WAG, doing your steps 5-7 as administrator could be problematic. Try this:

As user 'you' from either PS or CMD, do wsl --set-default-version 2.
Then install Ubuntu-18.04 from the store.
Go through the set username/password steps on first launch of Ubuntu-18.04 from the start menu
Open PS as user 'you'. Do a wsl -l -v. You should see your current nonworking 'Ubuntu', but also 'Ubuntu-18.04'.
From the same commandline, launch it with wsl -d Ubuntu-18.04

See if that takes at least.

robe007 · 2020-06-16T18:12:44Z

@therealkenc Thanks for the answer. I have tried all your steps, and I have this:

The Ubuntu-18.04 is working, but the Ubuntu it's still not working.

What I can do now?

therealkenc · 2020-06-16T19:07:06Z

What I can do now?

Short answer: push forward with Ubuntu-18.04. You can post detailed logs of the wsl.exe -d Ubuntu silent exit. That may shed some light on the fail, but not the answer to your question. Maybe subscribe #5416 to the extent there are takers over there, although that one has the same short answer, as of this writing anyway.

panda361 · 2020-06-19T02:59:28Z

lxcore_log.zip
This is my lxcore_log. I wonder what cause the failure:(

benhillis · 2020-06-25T05:34:30Z

Any interesting prints in dmesg while you try to run the Ubuntu distro? You can check this by running the below commands:

start wsl -d ubuntu-18.04 dmesg -w
wsl -d ubuntu

robe007 · 2020-06-27T14:49:59Z

@benhillis Yes it says:

[ 121.781263] EXT4-fs (sdc): VFS: Can't find ext4 filesystem
[ 121.781333] ERROR: MountExt4:1659: mount(/dev/sdc) failed 22

organom · 2020-11-19T12:24:49Z

Interestingly enough, i had the same problem after playing a bit with enabling and disabling hyper-v and virtual machines support (while trying to configure virtualbox to work with wsl2).

No success on the virtualbox side (probably will look into vmware workstation or play with direct hyper-v machines), but for the wsl2 none of the solutions above worked (also because i didn't want to loose my fully configured ubuntu instance).

What worked for me was:

in Turn windows features o/off, disable Hyper-V, Virtual Machines Platform, Windows Hypervisor Platform and Windows subsystem for Linux.
Reboot
Install again wsl2 (in administrative powershell)

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

install update package https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
Reboot
wsl --set-default-version 2
At this moment, wsl -l -v was still showing stopped and the ubuntu shell would display the wsl issue.
By running just wsl in a powershell (maybe administrative powershell, not sure anymore) it started and stayed running.

Probably just running wsl in and administrative powershell would have made it work to start with, but the above steps is what I made to make mine work again. Hope it helps someone in the same situation

dundadevelop · 2020-12-06T22:05:07Z

Hi.
You can use MSI installation and next command (silent installation into custom folder):

MsiExec.exe /i DockerDesktop.msi INSTALLDIR=E:\Docker /qn

You must download MSI installation of Docker desktop:

https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-desktop-ent

axccod · 2021-07-11T18:08:04Z

Windows ver: Microsoft Windows [Versión 10.0.19042.1083]
In my case wasn't necessary to: reinstall, restart WSL or specify the wsl version 2 to installed distro, what i did to reset the functionality of the Arch.exe distro using file .exe by yuk7 user https://github.com/yuk7/ArchWSL/releases/latest on VM. The problem started when stopping the distro newly installed , next steps it has worked for me...

I deleted old folder with the virtual image in this case: C:\Arch also needed to remove entry, unregister the distribution: wsl --shutdown and wsl --unregister Arch now unzip back to windows root directory, change to unziped dir, right click on Arch.exe like admin and reinstall distro.

creditsoftware · 2021-09-14T17:49:16Z

Hello. Try with this. It works for me.
wsl --unregister Ubuntu

GilHyeon · 2021-11-23T18:04:07Z

I tried all the methods suggested above, but wsl, which I used well, does not start.

This issue occurred after running Windows Update (KB5007215). It was working fine before this update. How can we solve this problem? Or is there a way to revert back to before the update?

newbiediver · 2021-12-10T04:33:31Z

@GilHyeon 한국분 반갑습니다.

GilHyeon · 2021-12-10T08:52:43Z

@GilHyeon 한국분 반갑습니다.

@newbiediver 반갑습니다

isrishtisingh · 2022-04-11T02:50:02Z

Probably just running wsl in and administrative powershell would have made it work to start with, but the above steps is what I made to make mine work again. Hope it helps someone in the same situation

Your last step was enough to make mine work after so much debugging, thank you so much!

Jkudjo · 2022-05-19T17:58:32Z

had this issue when i tried uninstalling zsh with this command

sudo apt-get --purge remove zsh

sisrfeng · 2022-07-17T11:25:00Z

Hello. Try with this. It works for me. wsl --unregister Ubuntu

I used https://github.com/pxlrbt/move-wsl and move ubuntu to E:\wsl, then there was E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx.
I issued wsl --list --verbose and could find ubuntu but its state was "stop".
When I issued wsl, a window flashed out and I can not get into ubuntu.

Then I try wsl --unregister Ubuntu

Now wsl --list shows nothing, but E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx is still there.
How can I use the E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx? I have important files in that ubuntu distro

Biswa96 · 2022-07-17T12:43:29Z

Please report the issue in that move-wsl repository.

yeaktas · 2022-09-18T21:47:10Z

Interestingly enough, i had the same problem after playing a bit with enabling and disabling hyper-v and virtual machines support (while trying to configure virtualbox to work with wsl2).

No success on the virtualbox side (probably will look into vmware workstation or play with direct hyper-v machines), but for the wsl2 none of the solutions above worked (also because i didn't want to loose my fully configured ubuntu instance).

What worked for me was:

in Turn windows features o/off, disable Hyper-V, Virtual Machines Platform, Windows Hypervisor Platform and Windows subsystem for Linux.

Reboot

Install again wsl2 (in administrative powershell)
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
install update package https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi

Reboot

wsl --set-default-version 2

At this moment, wsl -l -v was still showing stopped and the ubuntu shell would display the wsl issue.

By running just wsl in a powershell (maybe administrative powershell, not sure anymore) it started and stayed running.

Probably just running wsl in and administrative powershell would have made it work to start with, but the above steps is what I made to make mine work again. Hope it helps someone in the same situation

I tried all of these. then i reinstalled ubuntu and the problem was solved. ty

rohan2734 · 2023-04-23T06:37:41Z

I am getting this error , please help

satyasonu · 2023-04-27T08:03:34Z

wsl -d ubuntu

This saved my life to start WSL Ubuntu

CJzhangjing · 2024-02-17T04:56:17Z

1.in Turn windows features o/off, disable Hyper-V, Virtual Machines Platform, Windows Hypervisor Platform and Windows subsystem for Linux.
2.Reboot
3.Install again wsl2 (in administrative powershell)
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
4.install update package https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
5.Reboot

then it worked.

magp18 · 2024-08-22T14:06:20Z

This did it for me :

Get-Service vmcompute | Restart-Service

wsl -d ubuntu

therealkenc mentioned this issue Jun 18, 2020

WSL2 Cannot Launch(Error code 4294967295) #5431

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Autostart WSL2 instance after loading Windows 10 (from Stopped state to Running state) #10828

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