The terminal displays "The system cannot find the path specified" when I try to use the wsl command

[willyblah]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.2605]

WSL Version

0.0.0.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

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Distro Version

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Other Software

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Repro Steps

Type wsl --install or any wsl command in the terminal. (I have windows subsystem for Linux installed in the windows features)

Expected Behavior

The command does something.

Actual Behavior

"The system cannot find the path specified" is displayed.

Diagnostic Logs

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[willyblah]

WslLogs-2024-12-28_11-24-35.zip

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Diagnostic information

Appx package is not installed

[KylinDemons]

Just reinstall WSL. Download MSI Installer from here and install it.

[OneBlue]

Indeed it looks like WSL is in a bad state. @willyblah: Does installing https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/download/2.3.26/wsl.2.3.26.0.x64.msi manually solve the issue ?

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