Eric Hotinger
Here are a few common problems that I hit when installing WSL. This is my personal mini guide to get it up and running in a few minutes.
First, you can visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#simplified-installation-for-windows-insiders to get a beta build and run the commands to install WSL.
WSL can fail on a new machine even after this because it relies on virtualization:
- Enable Hyper-V (Turn Windows features on or off -> Hyper-V)
- Enable virtualization in the BIOS (go to your CPU Config and you’ll find it)
Bonus oddities:
- WSL2: Virtual hard disk files must be uncompressed and unencrypted and must not be sparse #4103
- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Packages\
and look for something likeCanonicalGroup
, right click on “LocalState”, Properties, Advanced, deselect “Compress contents”
- Go to
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