Access is denied after doing wsl --update

[prajaybasu]

Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22543.1000]
WSL version: 0.51.3.0 (WSL Preview from Store)

WSL Version

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.10.60.1

Distro Version

Ubuntu from store. Manually upgraded to 21.10 but it's not relevant since wsl.exe also fails.

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

• Update to WSL Preview on Windows store using wsl --update or by installing it through Store
• Restart Windows

Expected Behavior

The wsl command and ubuntu command run as expected

Actual Behavior

The wsl command and ubuntu commands fail with this error:

PS C:\Users\Prajay> wsl.exe
Access is denied.
PS C:\Users\Prajay> ubuntu
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80070005
Error: 0x80070005 Access is denied.

I had to uninstall the Windows store version of WSL to get wsl running normally again. The issue doesn't happen until I restart after installing it.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

[ghost]

Hello! I think I know what is happening with this issue but could you please submit logs so I can confirm? This might be a session 0 issue which we want to add support for in Store WSL. /logs

[ghost]

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[prajaybasu]

wsl_etl.zip

[benhillis]

@prajaybasu - can you share more specific repro steps? Running wsl.exe with zero arguments should never return an error about WslRegisterDistribution.

[prajaybasu]

@prajaybasu - can you share more specific repro steps? Running wsl.exe with zero arguments should never return an error about WslRegisterDistribution.

My bad, edited the logs

@owenschupp While regular WSL works fine. I realized now that it might be related to me changing some permissions of the C:\ProgramData\Packages folder so I could view the contents. No other package (including Terminal in admin mode) was affected by this though, so I'm not sure why only WSL (Store Preview) is failing.

[JohnSF1]

Dear sir/madam,

This thread problem has re-appeared again via the latest WSL.

WSL version: 1.1.7.0
Kernel version: 6.1.21.1-1
WSLg version: 1.0.51
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: 10.0.23424.1000

WslLogs-2023-04-04_18-01-16.zip

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