Corrupt wsl.exe after power outage or coming out of hibernation

[daveneeley]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.2715]

WSL Version

2.0.9.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

No response

Distro Version

No response

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

After an apparent power failure, I turned on my PC and found all apps functional except for WSL. It seems that wsl.exe itself has been corrupted. I have Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Fedora Remix, but given that running wsl.exe --help crashes the issue does not seem to be VM specific.

Expected Behavior

Launch WSL distribution successfully.

Actual Behavior

wsl --help
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
Error code: Wsl/CallMsi/0x80070570

(Additionally, when started from windows terminal)
[process exited with code 4294967295 (0xffffffff)]
You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart.

Diagnostic Logs

PS C:\Users\me> Get-AppxPackage |? { $_.Name -like "WindowsSubsystemforLinux" }

RunspaceId : d1d44f6e-6763-4907-b1ce-f0dbe3411817
Name : MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
PublisherId : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
Architecture : X64
ResourceId :
Version : 2.0.9.0
PackageFamilyName : MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PackageFullName : MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_2.0.9.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_2.0.9.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework : False
PackageUserInformation : {}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable : False
Dependencies : {}
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind : Store
Status : Ok

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[daveneeley]

The crash dump was over the size limit - let me know where to attach it.

edit: submitted it through feedback hub.

[daveneeley]

I installed WSL 2.0.8.0 from github releases and that resolved the issue. I then installed 2.0.9.0 over it and that is working as well.

[yxlf]

I installed WSL 2.0.8.0 from github releases and that resolved the issue. I then installed 2.0.9.0 over it and that is working as well.
I also encountered the same problem, used this method, and it was really helpful.