Example with Ubuntu: right click on ubuntu2004. Open a cmd or PowerShell and execute: icacls /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)FĮxample: icacls c:\work\wsl /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)F Set access rights for your Linux installer folder so that everybody has all the rights.) into the selected location (Right click on the appx and extract to the created folder (like c:\work\wsl)) Extract the downloaded distro appx file using your favorite zip tool (7Zip or WinZip or.Create a location on your system drive (see:, but it works for me on D: drive) where you want your distro to run from (like c:\work\wsl).Please only download an available distro from here: Įxplanation: if you install through appx installer without Windows Store enabled, you might run into a 'File not found' or 0x80070002 error.
Download and install the WSL2 kernel from:.You might have issues when you save, copy, or attach files. When you install this KB: This update addresses a known issue that affects 32-bit apps that are large address aware and use the CopyFile API. dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5026446 (released May 24, 2023).Open an admin prompt (Press shift+ctrl and click on PowerShell/cmd).You should have Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher I believe these are the most important points:Ĭheck if your installation supports WSL2: Windows logo key + R, type winver. I also captured my experience with installing wsl without Store access in the Readme.md. I created a powershell script to install wsl2 with optional X-Windows and Pulse Audio support.
