Error : Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/CreateVm/ConfigureNetworking/HNS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

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Windows Version

Windows 11

WSL Version

2.1.5.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

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Distro Version

20.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

Hello,

I was attempting to run Ubuntu via WSL 2, but after encountering a storage issue that prevented it from launching, I deleted some files, which led to further complications. Here's what happened when I tried to reinstall Ubuntu:

Initially, when I used Windows PowerShell to execute wsl --install, I received the following messages:

Installing, this may take a few minutes...

WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80070002

Error: 0x80070002 The system cannot find the file specified.

Additionally, after configuring .wslconfig in Ubuntu as shown below, I encountered another error:

Failed to configure network (networkingMode Nat). To disable networking, set wsl2.networkingMode=None

Error code: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/CreateVm/ConfigureNetworking/HNS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

Here are the .wslconfig settings I used:

[wsl2]

memory=16GB

processors=2

swap=1GB

Moreover, when I try to run sudo apt-get update or upgrade in Ubuntu, I get errors indicating a lack of network connection. This issue arises when I add networkingMode=None to the .wslconfig:

$ sudo apt update

Err:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease

Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'

Err:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease

Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'

Err:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease

Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'

Err:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease

Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

All packages are up to date.

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal-updates/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal-backports/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal-security/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Expected Behavior

np.

Actual Behavior

Furthermore, trying to ping 8.8.8.8 results in:

$ ping -c 4 8.8.8.8

ping: connect: Network is unreachable

In summary, it seems to be a network issue within the Ubuntu environment that I'm unable to resolve. Given the details above, could you please advise on a solution?

Thank you for your assistance.

Diagnostic Logs

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