how to fix Wsl/WSL_E_WSL_OPTIONAL_COMPONENT_REQUIRED

[CasonPlayzYT]

it says This application requires the Windows Subsystem for Linux Optional Component.
The system may need to be restarted so the changes can take effect.
Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_WSL_OPTIONAL_COMPONENT_REQUIRED
Press any key to continue... how do i fix that?

[RoachLin]

Click the Start button, Control Panel, Programs, Turn Windows features on or off, Hyper-V

[thymaro]

except it's not available for Windows 10 Home owners. Will look for another solution.

[JonasDeSchouwer]

@thymaro did you find one?

[thymaro]

I don't remember. What is the path to get to this error, again? Funnily enough, after this comment, I noticed I had Win10pro and I could activate Hyper-V. I didn't, though, but I don't remember whether I found another solution to "the problem", or whether I circumvented it altogether.

[thymaro]

@JonasDeSchouwer in this new comment, @VivekGupta137 might have found out, what my workaround was at the time. The approach feels very familiar.

[itsarunstark]

For those who can't find here it is Control Panel -> Programs & Features -> Turn WIndows Feature On or Off -> Windows subsystem for linux and then OK

[prasaanth2k]

That also Aready Enabled it not working

[RogueD13]

same here

[ZeddZoul]

It helped me. I remember turning this off before. thanks

[parekhsandip]

This error generally comes immediate after command wsl -- install is finished. However, it requires system restarts and then actual ubuntu installation starts.

[VivekGupta137]

for me Control Panel -> Programs & Features -> Turn WIndows Feature On or Off -> Windows subsystem for linux was already checked. but wsl still showed same thing after multiple restarts.

what worked for is to first uncheck the "Windows subsystem for linux" then restart, then again check "Windows subsystem for linux" and restart.
retry the wsl.exe --install command and it worked.

mine is windows 10 home

[thymaro]

now, that you mention it, I think I did something similar. All in the spirit of "please turn it off, and on, again". It seems dumb, in a case like that, but it seems to be resetting some things with this method.

[sidnas]

same here.. after unchecking, restarting and checking back everithing worked

[00always]

Excuse me,How to solve the problem when executing wsl --unregister Legacy%localappdata%\lxss\rm -Recurse $env:localappdata/lxss/ in powershell. Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_WSL_OPTIONAL_COMPONENT_REQUIRED

[00always]

Control Panel -> Programs & Features -> Turn WIndows Feature On or Off -> Windows subsystem for linux click to select, but when the computer restarts it tells me that the changes cannot be completed and the computer undoes the changes.Control Panel -> Programs & Features -> Turn WIndows Feature On or Off -> Windows subsystem for linux click to select, but when the computer restarts it tells me that the changes cannot be completed and the computer undoes the changes.

[junn-hope]

@00always, did you find a solution to this?
I am also experiencing the same issues repeatedly.

[00always]

No, I've given up on solving this problem. I'm sorry that I can't help you.

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[teddyfresnes]

Hello got the problem this earlier here is how I solved it according to last comments :

1. doing wsl --install --distribution kali-linux and getting the error
2. In Windows 10 : Control Panel -> Programs & Features -> Turn WIndows Feature On or Off ->Turn on Windows subsystem for linux and Hyper-V
3. restart pc
4. reinstalled with wsl --install --distribution kali-linux
   and it worked