'The application cannot be started because it is currently updating" - No WSL2 Commands Work at All

[bebebib]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.3448]

WSL Version

0.0.0.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

No response

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

Any time I run a WSL command in powershell, I am met with
The application cannot be started because it is currently updating.

There are no other obvious issues, and when I attempt to start WSL in another window with Terminal Preview I get

The application cannot be started because it is currently updating.

[process exited with code 1 (0x00000001)]
You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart.

There seems to be no way out of this, I have tried restarting my PC, killing WSL related tasks, etc. And I cannot really troubleshoot as all WSL commands in powershell return The application cannot be started because it is currently updating.

Expected Behavior

Ideally some WSL commands should work, such as version reporting, but The application cannot be started because it is currently updating. is all I get.

Actual Behavior

I get the following from WSL commands:

PS C:\Users\bebebib> wsl.exe --version
The application cannot be started because it is currently updating.

And starting a new window in Terminal Preview returns:

The application cannot be started because it is currently updating.

[process exited with code 1 (0x00000001)]
You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart.

There seems to be no other mention of people having a similar issue.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[bebebib]

Was able to solve it, noting this for others as it may be helpful, I went to Windows Settings -> Apps -> Windows Subsystem for Linux -> Advanced Options -> Repair, after I did this restarting the WSL terminal seemed to work