Windows Insider Preview update causes WSL to fail to run and prevents reinstallation [Version 10.0.26100.1]

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Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.1]

WSL Version

0.0.0.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

No response

Distro Version

No response

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

wsl --uninstall
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /Remove
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /Remove
restart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
restart
wsl --install

Expected Behavior

I originally had a normally functioning WSL environment with Ubuntu as the operating system. However, after I upgraded to the latest Windows Insider Preview (I have been on this channel for a while without any issues), WSL failed to start, indicating that I needed to reinstall it (providing an MSI file for WSL2). But the installation encountered an error (even when the required MSI file was provided). So, I used the command wsl --uninstall to remove the WSL component, disabled the Linux subsystem feature, and restarted. After re-enabling the Linux subsystem and virtual machine feature components, and another restart, the installation using the command wsl --install failed again. The issue is reproducible. The logs from the reproduction process are in the attachment.

Actual Behavior

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install
Downloading: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.1.5
Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.1.5
Catastrophic failure
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

====="Original Output: Chinese Version"=====
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install
正在下载: 适用于 Linux 的 Windows 子系统 2.1.5
正在安装: 适用于 Linux 的 Windows 子系统 2.1.5
灾难性故障
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Diagnostic Logs

WslLogs-2024-04-22_20-30-54.zip

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Diagnostic information

Found '/feature', adding tag 'feature'
.wslconfig found
Appx package is not installed

[OneBlue]

@pmartincic: Looks like this user is hitting the MSIX install issue. This would be a good test for the installer fixes you're working on.

Microsoft.Windows.Subsystem.Lxss	LxssException	04-22-2024 05:31:30.229	"	"	"Code: 	
File: 	D:\a\1\s\src\windows\wslinstall\DllMain.cpp
FunctionName: 	
HRESULT: 	0x80070032
Line number: 	46
Message: 	Source: unsigned int __cdecl InstallMsix(unsigned long)() - D:\a\1\s\src\windows\wslinstall\DllMain.cpp:505
Type: 	0
wslVersion: 	2.1.5.0"				11452	29356	2		2e99a5db-94ac-000b-1d61-9c2eac94da01		

[zrainbowk]

1、按win+R键打开运行，输入【gpedit.msc】，打开【本地组策略编辑器】
2、依次展开【计算机配置–>管理模板–>Windows组件–>应用程序包部署】，找到【允许开发Windows应用商店并从集成开发环境（IDE）安装】和【允许所有受信任的应用程序】，双击进入设置界面，选择【已启用】，然后后击【应用】确定即可。
3、打开管理员权限的 PowerShell。运行以下命令：
Get-AppxPackage MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
wsl --update --web-download

如果不行，尝试增加以下操作后再次运行第三步：
1、打开 设置 > 系统 > 存储。在 更多存储设置 下，点击 更改新内容的保存位置。确保 新应用将保存到 设置为系统驱动器（C:）。
2、第二步中的应用程序包部署的各项设置，都设置为不会阻止安装的状态。

[luke396]

1、按win+R键打开运行，输入【gpedit.msc】，打开【本地组策略编辑器】

新版的win11中似乎无法找到和打开策略组，我利用以下得到修复。

1. 打开 设置 > 系统 > 存储。在 更多存储设置 下，点击 更改新内容的保存位置。确保 新应用将保存到 设置为系统驱动器（C:）。

2. 打开管理员权限的 PowerShell。运行以下命令：
   Get-AppxPackage MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
   wsl --update --web-download

此时就已经完成新版本的安装。

一个可能潜在的问题是（不确定是否是由于上述直接引起），之后以code .方式在wsl中启动vscode会弹出
Updates are disabled because you are running the user-scope installation of Visual Studio Code as Administrator.
（在桌面上(非wsl中)启动vscode，仍然可以正常更新。）

[Hakuin123]

同样尝试前两步成功安装，感谢大佬
另外，Windows家庭版不支持组策略

[Ariesla]

感谢大佬

[hexh250786313]

如果你的系统是家庭版，没有“本地安全策略”，可以尝试保存以下代码为 .bat 格式，然后以管理员权限运行这个 bat 文件，就可以给系统添加上“本地安全策略”了

pushd "%~dp0"
dir /b C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~3*.mum >List.txt
dir /b C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~3*.mum >>List.txt
for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . List.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\%%i"