microsoft / microsoft/WSL

No module found after update to 2.9.8.0

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Since Aug 28, 2026.

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Description

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Versione 10.0.26200.9168]

WSL Version

2.9.8.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?
  • WSL 2
  • WSL 1
Kernel Version

6.18.40.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

Pengwin (debian 13)

Other Software

After update to the latest preview release on star I have this message:

modprobe: FATAL: Module vgem not found in directory /lib/modules/6.18.40.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

System woks ok for now

Repro Steps

start wsl

Expected Behavior

no message is show and model was found and loaded

Actual Behavior

module not found and loaded

Diagnostic Logs

WslLogs-2026-08-25_12-18-53.tar.gz

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