The system cannot find the specified file.

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Windows Version

Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631

WSL Version

0.0.0.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

No response

Distro Version

/

Other Software

/

Repro Steps

After uninstalling the WSL related application with a third-party tool, reinstalling the WSL related additional programs and updating and repairing the system still cannot solve this problem

Expected Behavior

wsl

Actual Behavior

wsl
The system cannot find the specified file.

Diagnostic Logs

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
$LogProfile = $null,
[switch]$Dump = $false
)

Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

$folder = "WslLogs-" + (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss")
mkdir -p $folder | Out-Null

if ($LogProfile -eq $null -Or ![System.IO.File]::Exists($LogProfile))
{
if ($LogProfile -eq $null)
{
$url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/diagnostics/wsl.wprp"
}
elseif ($LogProfile -eq "storage")
{
$url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/diagnostics/wsl_storage.wprp"
}
else
{
Write-Error "Unknown log profile: $LogProfile"
exit 1
}

$LogProfile = "$folder/wsl.wprp"
try {
    Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing $url -OutFile $LogProfile
}
catch {
    throw
}

}

reg.exe export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss $folder/HKCU.txt 2>&1 | Out-Null
reg.exe export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss $folder/HKLM.txt 2>&1 | Out-Null
reg.exe export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\P9NP $folder/P9NP.txt 2>&1 | Out-Null
reg.exe export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinSock2 $folder/Winsock2.txt 2>&1 | Out-Null
reg.exe export "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{e66b0f30-e7b4-4f8c-acfd-d100c46c6278}" $folder/wslsupport-proxy.txt 2>&1 | Out-Null
reg.exe export "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{a9b7a1b9-0671-405c-95f1-e0612cb4ce7e}" $folder/wslsupport-impl.txt 2>&1 | Out-Null

Get-Service wslservice -ErrorAction Ignore | Format-list * -Force > $folder/wslservice.txt

$wslconfig = "$env:USERPROFILE/.wslconfig"
if (Test-Path $wslconfig)
{
Copy-Item $wslconfig $folder | Out-Null
}

get-appxpackage MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemforLinux -ErrorAction Ignore > $folder/appxpackage.txt
get-acl "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsApps" -ErrorAction Ignore | Format-List > $folder/acl.txt
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online > $folder/optional-components.txt
bcdedit.exe > $folder/bcdedit.txt

$wprOutputLog = "$folder/wpr.txt"

wpr.exe -start $LogProfile -filemode 2>&1 >> $wprOutputLog
if ($LastExitCode -Ne 0)
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Log collection failed to start (exit code: $LastExitCode), trying to reset it."
wpr.exe -cancel 2>&1 >> $wprOutputLog

wpr.exe -start $LogProfile -filemode 2>&1 >> $wprOutputLog
if ($LastExitCode -Ne 0)
{
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Couldn't start log collection (exitCode: $LastExitCode)"
}

}

try
{
Write-Host -NoNewLine "Log collection is running. Please "
Write-Host -NoNewLine -ForegroundColor Red "reproduce the problem "
Write-Host -NoNewLine "and once done press any key to save the logs."

$KeysToIgnore =
      16,  # Shift (left or right)
      17,  # Ctrl (left or right)
      18,  # Alt (left or right)
      20,  # Caps lock
      91,  # Windows key (left)
      92,  # Windows key (right)
      93,  # Menu key
      144, # Num lock
      145, # Scroll lock
      166, # Back
      167, # Forward
      168, # Refresh
      169, # Stop
      170, # Search
      171, # Favorites
      172, # Start/Home
      173, # Mute
      174, # Volume Down
      175, # Volume Up
      176, # Next Track
      177, # Previous Track
      178, # Stop Media
      179, # Play
      180, # Mail
      181, # Select Media
      182, # Application 1
      183  # Application 2

$Key = $null
while ($Key -Eq $null -Or $Key.VirtualKeyCode -Eq $null -Or $KeysToIgnore -Contains $Key.VirtualKeyCode)
{
    $Key = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown')
}

Write-Host "`nSaving logs..."

}
finally
{
wpr.exe -stop $folder/logs.etl 2>&1 >> $wprOutputLog
}

if ($Dump)
{
$Assembly = [PSObject].Assembly.GetType('System.Management.Automation.WindowsErrorReporting')
$DumpMethod = $Assembly.GetNestedType('NativeMethods', 'NonPublic').GetMethod('MiniDumpWriteDump', [Reflection.BindingFlags] 'NonPublic, Static')

$dumpFolder = Join-Path (Resolve-Path "$folder") dumps
New-Item -ItemType "directory" -Path "$dumpFolder"

$executables = "wsl", "wslservice", "wslhost", "msrdc"
foreach($process in Get-Process | Where-Object { $executables -contains $_.ProcessName})
{
    $dumpFile =  "$dumpFolder/$($process.ProcessName).$($process.Id).dmp"
    Write-Host "Writing $($dumpFile)"

    $OutputFile = New-Object IO.FileStream($dumpFile, [IO.FileMode]::Create)

    $Result = $DumpMethod.Invoke($null, @($process.Handle,
                                          $process.id,
                                          $OutputFile.SafeFileHandle,
                                          [UInt32] 2,
                                          [IntPtr]::Zero,
                                          [IntPtr]::Zero,
                                          [IntPtr]::Zero))

    $OutputFile.Close()
    if (-not $Result)
    {
        Write-Host "Failed to write dump for: $($dumpFile)"
    }
}

}

$logArchive = "$(Resolve-Path $folder).zip"
Compress-Archive -Path $folder -DestinationPath $logArchive
Remove-Item $folder -Recurse

Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Logs saved in: $logArchive. Please attach that file to the GitHub issue."

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Logs are required for review from WSL team

If this a feature request, please reply with '/feature'. If this is a question, reply with '/question'.
Otherwise please attach logs by following the instructions below, your issue will not be reviewed unless they are added. These logs will help us understand what is going on in your machine.

How to collect WSL logs

Download and execute collect-wsl-logs.ps1 in an administrative powershell prompt:

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/diagnostics/collect-wsl-logs.ps1" -OutFile collect-wsl-logs.ps1
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
.\collect-wsl-logs.ps1

The script will output the path of the log file once done.

If this is a networking issue, please use collect-networking-logs.ps1, following the instructions here

Once completed please upload the output files to this Github issue.

Click here for more info on logging
If you choose to email these logs instead of attaching to the bug, please send them to [email protected] with the number of the github issue in the subject, and in the message a link to your comment in the github issue and reply with '/emailed-logs'.

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