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opened 2026-01-31 06:48:46 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:48:46 +00:00
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Originally created by @angelog0 on GitHub (Mar 30, 2023).

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1.16.230126001

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Microsoft Windows [Versione 10.0.19045.2788]

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Steps to reproduce

I reported this also to WSL people #9875

I used WSL since it was added to W10 and followed its evolution migrating from WSL1 to WSL2 when it was added. I enabled systemd a few months ago and all worked just fine until today.

Now when I start WSL fro Windows Terminal (WT) it prints

[processo terminato con codice 4294967295 (0xffffffff)]

and in WT prints the message It is possible to configure termination... bla bla

I upgraded WT 1.16.230126001 on January from the msixbundle package and worked just fine

Now I get the above error: it occurs only when I start WSL from WT!!! If I start it using MinTTY, with a link (lnk) whose target is

C:\msys64\usr\bin\mintty.exe -c C:\msys64\home\user\.minttyrc -t "WSL Terminal" --position 20,450 /usr/bin/wslbridge2.exe -d Ubuntu -W "~"

WSL starts without error. As workaround, to start it from WT, I have to reboot but I can only start it once: if I close the Ubuntu tab and restart it the error reappears...

I did not change anything in the configuration: both in Windows and in WSL or WT. May be a Windows upgrade? there was one few days ago.. but until yesterday all worked.. I did also a windows cleaning (System - Archive - temp files etc..) but I worked with WSL up to March 29 21:47 (a timestamp of a file produced by TeXLive) so it is a mistery why now it does not work from WT but only with MinTTY...

Expected Behavior

WSL should start

Actual Behavior

WSL gives the above error

Originally created by @angelog0 on GitHub (Mar 30, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.16.230126001 ### Windows build number Microsoft Windows [Versione 10.0.19045.2788] ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce I reported this also to WSL people [#9875](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/9875#issue-1648081978) I used WSL since it was added to W10 and followed its evolution migrating from WSL1 to WSL2 when it was added. I enabled [systemd](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/systemd-support-is-now-available-in-wsl/#set-the-systemd-flag-set-in-your-wsl-distro-settings) a few months ago and **all worked just fine until today**. Now when I start WSL fro Windows Terminal (WT) it prints ``` [processo terminato con codice 4294967295 (0xffffffff)] ``` and in WT prints the message `It is possible to configure termination... bla bla` I upgraded `WT 1.16.230126001` on January from the msixbundle package and worked just fine Now I get the above error: **it occurs only when I start WSL from WT!!!** If I start it using MinTTY, with a link (lnk) whose target is ``` C:\msys64\usr\bin\mintty.exe -c C:\msys64\home\user\.minttyrc -t "WSL Terminal" --position 20,450 /usr/bin/wslbridge2.exe -d Ubuntu -W "~" ``` **WSL starts without error.** As workaround, to start it from WT, I have to reboot but I can only start it once: if I close the Ubuntu tab and restart it the error reappears... I did not change anything in the configuration: both in Windows and in WSL or WT. May be a Windows upgrade? there was one few days ago.. but until yesterday all worked.. I did also a windows cleaning (System - Archive - temp files etc..) but I worked with WSL up to March 29 21:47 (a timestamp of a file produced by TeXLive) so it is a mistery why now it does not work from WT but only with MinTTY... ### Expected Behavior WSL should start ### Actual Behavior WSL gives the above error
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@Caikera commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023):

Try to run wsl --update?
see https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/9866

@Caikera commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023): Try to run `wsl --update`? see https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/9866
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:48:47 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023):

(I've edited your comment to fix the link, which was previously pointing at just "url".)

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023): (I've edited your comment to fix the link, which was previously pointing at just "url".)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:48:48 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023):

Yea, I'm pretty sure there was a change in the way WSL is delivered recently. Can you confirm if wsl --update works/?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023): Yea, I'm pretty sure there was a change in the way WSL is delivered recently. Can you confirm if `wsl --update` works/?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:48:48 +00:00
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@angelog0 commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023):

It seems that something was corrupted in my system. Running

sfc /scannow
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

seems to have fixed the issue.

wsl --update works..

I am going to close this...

@angelog0 commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2023): It seems that something was corrupted in my system. Running ``` sfc /scannow DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth ``` seems to have fixed the issue. `wsl --update` works.. I am going to close this...
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