Failed to attach disk 'C:\Program Files\WSL\system.vhd' to WSL2: The system cannot find the file specified

[hriteek]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.3737]

WSL Version

2.2.4.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.153.1-2

Distro Version

Ubuntu-22.04

Other Software

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Repro Steps

run wsl in powershell

Expected Behavior

It should work fine

Actual Behavior

Failed to attach disk 'C:\Program Files\WSL\system.vhd' to WSL2: The system cannot find the file specified.
Error code: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/CreateVm/MountVhd/HCS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

Diagnostic Logs

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[hriteek]

Rolling back to version 2.1.5.0 fixed the issue for me