What have you tried: install Kali Linux on WSL
What is the error: 0x80004005
What device is this on: Windows 11 on AMD CPU, with virtualization features enabled in both BIOS and Windows
fume
February 9, 2025, 6:04pm
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I personally haven’t faced this issue before, but this issue on Github suggests downloading WSL from MS Store fixes the issue, or updating… seems like some update issue ? …not sure
opened 12:23PM - 26 Aug 23 UTC
closed 06:58AM - 27 Aug 23 UTC
### Windows Version
Version 10.0.22000.2295
### WSL Version
0.0.0.0
### Are … you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?
- [X] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1
### Kernel Version
5.10.16
### Distro Version
Kali Linux
### Other Software
_No response_
### Repro Steps
I was enabling WSL with the steps that Microsoft already listed
Then i tried to install Kali Linux, which the installation is succesfull
But when i typed `kali` it started to show `Installing, this may take a few minutes...`
And then the error happened, but this only happens with Kali and not other distros
I tried Ubuntu and Debian which worked fine so far
### Expected Behavior
`Installing, this may take a few minutes... Please create a default UNIX user account. The username does not need to match your Windows username. For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wslusers Enter new UNIX username: `
### Actual Behavior
`Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80004005
Error: 0x80004005 Unspecified error`
### Diagnostic Logs
_No response_
Works!
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Thanks for your assistance!