WSL hangs randomly
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Description
### Windows Version
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26120.3863]
### WSL Version
2.5.6.0
### Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?
- [x] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1
### Kernel Version
6.6.84.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
### Distro Version
Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
### Other Software
_No response_
### Repro Steps
Run WSL for a while? unclear steps, seems intermittent.
### Expected Behavior
WSL is responsive
### Actual Behavior
WSL becomes totally unresponsive at random, existing WSL terminal instances do not respond, eg: typing letters doesn't show in the terminal, new ones will spawn a windows terminal window with a blank screen and no prompt, and even commands like wsl.exe --shutdown hang for over a minute before executing
### Diagnostic Logs
Will be emailed
Contributor guide
First steps
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Research direction
The report provides no source file, test, or entry point. Start by obtaining the promised diagnostic logs and narrowing the intermittent hang beyond “run WSL for a while”; done means reproducing the unresponsive terminals or shutdown behavior and identifying a confirmed resolution.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, ubuntu
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100