Solution to the catastrophic error prompt when installing WSL after Windows 11 update 24H2

Jun 26, 2024468

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After updating to Windows 11 24H2, enabling WSL prompts to execute wsl.exe --update, but this results in a catastrophic error. The issue seems to be with the WSL support in 24H2, causing installation problems. The solution is to download Dism++, uninstall the MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux item, download the WSL installation package, reinstall WSL, and then try installing a Linux distribution again to resolve the problem.

As the title, after updating to Windows 11 24H2 and enabling WSL, it prompts to first execute wsl.exe --update.
However, executing wsl.exe --update prompts a catastrophic error.

It seems that the inability to install is due to issues with the WSL support that comes with 24H2. Reinstalling WSL can solve the problem.

Solution#

First, download Dism++.
After opening it, click on Appx Management.
Find the item prefixed with MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux, select it, and uninstall it.

Then download the WSL installation package.

Open and reinstall WSL.
If there is an error, please confirm whether WSL has been uninstalled before.
After reinstalling, try installing the Linux distribution again.
Problem solved.

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The original link is https://blog.baka.plus/posts/tech/windows-11-24h2-wsl-update-error-solution