WSL not working after windows update #13948
Description
Windows Version
10.0.26200.7462
WSL Version
2.6.3.0
Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?
- WSL 2
- WSL 1
Kernel Version
6.6.87.2-1
Distro Version
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Other Software
Windows
Repro Steps
Get a forced update from Windows, which will restart your computer forcely.
Then try to run Ubuntu or VSCode connected to it... and get errors.
Now imagine if you lost all the work and setup and temporary files not sync with github.
Expected Behavior
Everything just works and using WSL feels safe to work with.
Actual Behavior
Fear of losing progress. System not working. Losing time to report bugs and blocked from work while not finding a solution.
Diagnostic Logs
Fehler beim Anfügen des Datenträgers "C:\Program Files\WSL\system.vhd" an WSL2: Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
Fehlercode: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/CreateVm/MountDisk/HCS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.7462]
PS C:\Users\henry> wsl.exe --version
WSL-Version: 2.6.3.0
Kernelversion: 6.6.87.2-1
WSLg-Version: 1.0.71
MSRDC-Version: 1.2.6353
Direct3D-Version: 1.611.1-81528511
DXCore-Version: 10.0.26100.1-240331-1435.ge-release
Windows-Version: 10.0.26200.7462
PS C:\Users\henry> lsb_release -r
[2025-12-20 10:13:17.667] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-22.04 -e sh -c if [ -d ~/.vscode-server/bin/994fd12f8d3a5aa16f17d42c041e5809167e845a ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf 'alpine-'; fi; uname -m;
[2025-12-20 10:13:18.705] Unable to detect if server is already installed: Error: Failed to probe if server is already installed: code: Failed to probe if server is already installed: code: 4294967295, , Fehler beim Anf�gen des Datentr�gers "C:\Program Files\WSL\system.vhd" an WSL2: Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
[2025-12-20 10:13:18.705] Fehlercode: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/CreateVm/MountDisk/HCS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
[2025-12-20 10:13:18.705]
[2025-12-20 10:13:18.705] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-22.04 sh -c '"$VSCODE_WSL_EXT_LOCATION/scripts/wslServer.sh" 994fd12f8d3a5aa16f17d42c041e5809167e845a stable code-server .vscode-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port=0 --connection-token=212470529-1317219931-825800281-1656135564 --use-host-proxy --without-browser-env-var --disable-websocket-compression --accept-server-license-terms --telemetry-level=all'
[2025-12-20 10:13:19.747] Fehler beim Anf�gen des Datentr�gers "C:\Program Files\WSL\system.vhd" an WSL2: Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
[2025-12-20 10:13:19.747] Fehlercode: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/CreateVm/MountDisk/HCS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
[2025-12-20 10:13:19.747]
[2025-12-20 10:13:19.748] For help with startup problems, go to https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/troubleshooting#_wsl-tips