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HCS_E_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT on wsl (ubuntu) startup (80010119 Security must be initialized before any interfaces are marshalled or unmarshalled)

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Description

### Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.6584]

### WSL Version

2.6.1.0

### Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

- [x] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1

### Kernel Version

Unable to start ubuntu to find out

### Distro Version

22.04

### Other Software

_No response_

### Repro Steps

In "cmd" prompt:

```
C:\Users\myname>ubuntu
The operation timed out because a response was not received from the virtual machine or container.
Error code: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/HCS_E_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
Press any key to continue...
```
This takes approximately one minute to appear after entering `ubuntu`

### Expected Behavior

Expected to start

### Actual Behavior

```
C:\Users\myname>ubuntu
The operation timed out because a response was not received from the virtual machine or container.
Error code: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/HCS_E_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
Press any key to continue...
```

### Diagnostic Logs

Logs generated by running:
`wsl --shutdown`
starting the script, then:
`ubuntu`
logging stopped when `Press any key to continue...` displayed.

[WslLogs-2025-10-08_18-27-57.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22849096/WslLogs-2025-10-08_18-27-57.zip)

Perhaps the most "interesting" error is this one:

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onecore\vm\dv\host\lib\virtualmachine.cpp(132)\vmdevicehost.dll!00007FFA58B49C7D: (caller: 00007FFA58B47FEB) LogHr(5) tid(5cd8) 80010119 Security must be initialized before any interfaces are marshalled or unmarshalled. It cannot be changed once initialized. Msg:[COM security already initialized]
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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the attached WslLogs archive and the Hyper-V Worker event showing HCS_E_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT and COM security initialization failure. Reproduce with `wsl --shutdown` followed by `ubuntu`; done means determining the cause of the WSL 2 startup timeout and restoring successful Ubuntu startup.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux, ubuntu
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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