Can not install "Ubuntu on Windows" behind a proxy server

[t-wa]

Hi all
Can you install "Ubuntu on Windows" behind a proxy server authentication env?

bash
-- Beta feature --
This will install Ubuntu on Windows, distributed by Canonical
and licensed under its terms available here:
https:aka.ms/uowterms

Type "y" to continue: y
Downloading from the Windows Store... 0%>>: 0x80070005

[jolibert]

If your proxy block all coming from Ubuntu servers or Microsoft, or your company use WSUS nope.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332157.aspx
Check with your network administrator, or a quick win would be to change the list of repo servers on /etc/apt/sources.list
Look if you can reach the servers on it (ping does not work) but try a "wget" or a "curl".

[t-wa]

Hi jolibert!

It seems bash command (not Ubuntu land) can not handle http proxy authentication.
(HTTP 407)

Simple solution:
Enable manual download "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows" on the Windows Store image-files.
But I can not do it.

[benhillis]

We've changed the API that is used to download our image from the Windows Store. Have you tried on a more recent Windows Insider build?

[bitcrazed]

Closing since we've not heard back from OP in 3 months and question was answered: If you're behind a proxy that blocks content from Microsoft, then, no, you won't be able to acquire the necessary Linux distro during installation.