No GUI opens in wsl after recent update: unable to checkDescriptor && msrdc.exe exited with status 255 && msrdc.exe constantly crashes
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Description
Windows build number:
25290.1010
Your Distribution version:
Ubuntu 22.04
Your WSL versions:
WSL version： 1.1.2.0
Kernel version： 5.15.83.1
WSLg version： 1.0.49
MSRDC version： 1.2.3770
Direct3D version： 1.608.2-61064218
DXCore version： 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Windows version： 10.0.25290.1010
Steps to reproduce:
- Open WSL
- launch a GUI program such as gedit
- Nothing happens
WSL logs:
pulseaudio.log
weston.log
stderr.log
WSL dumps:
No response
Expected behavior:
GUI app opens.
Actual behavior:
Nothing pops up but the software is actually running checking with top.
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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 by reproducing the failure in WSL with a GUI program such as gedit, then inspect the linked pulseaudio.log, weston.log, and stderr.log alongside the listed WSLg and MSRDC versions. Done means the GUI application opens normally instead of running without displaying a window.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ubuntu
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100