Can't boot after WSL 2 Install
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Description
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Your Windows build number:
Version 10.0.19536.1000 -
What you're doing and what's happening: After, Enable the 'Virtual Machine Platform' optional component and make sure WSL is enabled, I can't boot into Windows.
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What's wrong / what should be happening instead: I should be able to boot into Windows
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Strace of the failing command, if applicable: N/A
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For WSL launch issues, please collect detailed logs.
Happy to provide any additional details to troubleshoot but I'm not sure what else to provide at this point in time. I've painstakingly tracked this can't boot issue down to WSL 2 install (6 PM an on in blog post).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked WSL 2 installation instructions and the detailed-log guidance in CONTRIBUTING.md, then review the reported Windows build and the linked troubleshooting account. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and restoring the ability to boot Windows after the WSL 2 installation steps.
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Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100