Linux Icon not appearing in Navigation Pane (Duplicate of Prematurely Closed #11026)

[ghost]

Windows Version

10.0.22631.3296

WSL Version

2.2.1

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Ubuntu Version 2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

I had installed and re-installed WSL many times, but to this date, the Linux Icon does not appear in my navigation pane.
WSL in Optional Features were enabled as well.

I am able to reach my Ubuntu distro throughbut the icon remains non-existent.

Expected Behavior

I expected the Linux icon to appear in my navigation pane for ease of access.

Actual Behavior

Linux icon does not appear in navigation pane.

Diagnostic Logs

This is my registry keys:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}]
@="Linux"
"SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000077
"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe,-1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\WINDOWS\System32\windows.storage.dll"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\Instance]
"CLSID"="{4FE04BFD-85B9-49DD-B914-F4C9556B9DA6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"DisplayType"=dword:00000002
"EnumObjectsTelemetryValue"="WSL"
"Provider"="Plan 9 Network Provider"
"ResName"="\\wsl.localhost"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a080004d
"FolderValueFlags"=dword:00000028

-x-x-x
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}]
@="Linux"
"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000001

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[ghost]

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Diagnostic information

Detected appx version: 2.2.1.0

[OneBlue]

Thank you @dorea-l. Could you post exports of the following registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\IdListAliasTranslation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel
  ?

[ghost]

NameSpace:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace]
"MonitorRegistry"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\DelegateFolders]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\DelegateFolders{F5FB2C77-0E2F-4A16-A381-3E560C68BC83}]
@="Removable Drives"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}]
@="UsersLibraries"
"Removal Message"="@shell32.dll,-9047"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{04731B67-D933-450a-90E6-4ACD2E9408FE}]
@="CLSID_SearchFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{0875DCB6-C686-4243-9432-ADCCF0B9F2D7}]
@="Microsoft OneNote Namespace Extension for Windows Desktop Search"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{11016101-E366-4D22-BC06-4ADA335C892B}]
@="IE History and Feeds Shell Data Source for Windows Search"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{138508bc-1e03-49ea-9c8f-ea9e1d05d65d}]
@="MAPI Shell Folder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}]
@="ControlPanelHome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{2F6CE85C-F9EE-43CA-90C7-8A9BD53A2467}]
@="File History Data Source"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}]
@="Public folder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}]
@="Documents"
"Removal Message"="@mydocs.dll,-900"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}]
@="ControlPanelStartupPage"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}]
@="UsersFiles"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{5b934b42-522b-4c34-bbfe-37a3ef7b9c90}]
@="This Device Folder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Recycle Bin"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{64693913-1c21-4f30-a98f-4e52906d3b56}]
@="AppInstanceFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{89D83576-6BD1-4c86-9454-BEB04E94C819}]
@="MAPI Folder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{8FD8B88D-30E1-4F25-AC2B-553D3D65F0EA}]
@="DXP"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}]
@="Search Home"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{98F275B4-4FFF-11E0-89E2-7B86DFD72085}]
@="CLSID_StartMenuLauncherProviderFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{a00ee528-ebd9-48b8-944a-8942113d46ac}]
@="CLSID_StartMenuCommandingProviderFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}]
@="Linux"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{BD7A2E7B-21CB-41b2-A086-B309680C6B7E}]
@="CSC Folder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{daf95313-e44d-46af-be1b-cbacea2c3065}]
@="CLSID_StartMenuProviderFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{e345f35f-9397-435c-8f95-4e922c26259e}]
@="CLSID_StartMenuPathCompleteProviderFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{EDC978D6-4D53-4b2f-A265-5805674BE568}]
@="StreamBackedFolder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}]
@="Computers and Devices"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{f8278c54-a712-415b-b593-b77a2be0dda9}]
@="This Device Folder"

Translation
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\IdListAliasTranslations]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\IdListAliasTranslations\WSL]
"Target"="::{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}"
"Source"="\\wsl.localhost"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\IdListAliasTranslations\WSLLegacy]
"Target"="::{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}"
"Source"="\\wsl$"

NewStartPanel
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}"=dword:00000001
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001
"{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}"=dword:00000001
"{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"=dword:00000001
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001
"{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}"=dword:00000001
"{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"=dword:00000001
"{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}"=dword:00000001
"{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"=dword:00000001
"{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}"=dword:00000001
"{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}"=dword:00000001
"{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}"=dword:00000001
"{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}"=dword:00000001
"{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}"=dword:00000001
"{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}"=dword:00000001
"{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}"=dword:00000001

[OneBlue]

Thank you @dorea-l.

This all looks correct so I wonder if ICloud might be conflicting with WSL here. Does temporarily removing ICloud and rebooting solve the issue ?

[ghost]

Uninstalling iCloud and rebooting doesn't solve the issue.

[dorea-lee]

Prompting this issue in hopes of feedback.
Deleted previous account which started the thread, recreated a new one.

[drewbern]

I'm having the same issue. I have WSL version 2.3.24

[DavidL1023]

same issue here, all of my registry files look correct