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Install WSL2 on Windows Server 2022
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Install WSL2 on Windows Server 2022

When installing a WSL2 distribution on Windows Server 2022 you may receive the error An error occurred during installation. Distribution Name: 'Ubuntu 22.04 LTS' Error Code: 0x8000ffff. First you need to update WSL after enabling the feature.

Steps for a fresh installation:

  1. Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
  1. Reboot
  2. Update WLS
wsl --update
  1. List the available distribution wsl --list --online or install a distribution wsl --install --distribution Ubuntu-22.04
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