Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x80072726

[vankhoango]

Windows Version

10.0.19045.5487

WSL Version

2.4.10.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.167.4-1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

• Turn on Virtualization on BIOS
• Open Windows PowerShell (as Adminstrator)
• Turn all required features in Control Panel > Turn Windows Features on or off
• Run the following commands:
  • dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
  • dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
  • wsl --set-default-version 2
  • wsl --install
• The result is:
  Downloading: Ubuntu
  Installing: Ubuntu
  An invalid argument was supplied.
  Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x80072726

It used to be very easy to install WSL before. But now I can't install it. I have tried many different ways before posting this issue here.

Expected Behavior

Should install successfully

Actual Behavior

PS C:\Windows\system32> wsl --set-default-version 2
For information on key differences with WSL 2 please visit https://aka.ms/wsl2
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\Windows\system32> wsl --install
Downloading: Ubuntu
Installing: Ubuntu
An invalid argument was supplied.
Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x80072726
PS C:\Windows\system32>

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[vankhoango]

This is the collected log file:
WslLogs-2025-02-12_19-07-05.zip

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The log file doesn't contain any WSL traces. Please make sure that you reproduced the issue while the log collection was running.

Diagnostic information

.wslconfig found
	Custom kernel found: 'C:\Users\Khoa Ngo\Downloads\Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS Installer.exe'
Detected appx version: 2.4.10.0
Found no WSL traces in the logs

[vankhoango]

This is the log file that's collected while running the install:
WslLogs-2025-02-12_21-04-07.zip

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Diagnostic information

.wslconfig found
	Custom kernel found: 'C:\Users\Khoa Ngo\Downloads\Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS Installer.exe'
Detected appx version: 2.4.10.0
Detected user visible error: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x80072726