WSL is broken

I did solve the problem.  basically I had a windows 10 Home, on which I was running ubuntu with no problem. then I decided to install windows 10 home insider preview version 20185, and this made running ubuntu impossible. I upgraded to windows 10 Prof. Insider preview version 20190, I still was not able to run ubuntu but this time the error message was different: 0x800706BE . I found out from posts on the web that resetting a number of related services, while clearing out your temporary folder, eliminates this error. you can do this by making the following .bat file on your desktop and running from there:

net stop wuauserv

net stop Cryptsvc

ren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution sdold.old

ren %windir%\system32\catroot2 crt2old.old

net start wuauserv

net start Cryptsvc

This solved the problem and now I can ubuntu just fine

WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x800706be

Error: 0x800706be The remote procedure call failed.

I am having same issue Build 20201.rs_prerelease.200822-1922

I have tried both the solutions I found here with no change. Also tried removing and reinstalling WSL. No luck... 

Still poking around. 

Hi all,

I finally got this resolved after following these steps:

(from https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/7208)

• Uninstall Docker and WSL 2 kernel.
• Go to the Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off
• Uncheck the following: Containers, Hyper-V, Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Restart the system
• Install Docker without the WSL2 enabled/checked in the first screen
• Go to the Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off
• Turn on/check the Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Restart the system.
• Do not install the WSL2 Kernel when reinstalling Docker.

I was not able to launch the Ubuntu WSL initially (got the same error messages in the first post), I then ran "wsl --update" and was able to launch the Ubuntu WSL and got Docker started running again.

My system now has wsl kernel 4.19.128 and Build 20201.rs_prerelease.200822-1922, and the default wsl version is now version 2.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

I have the same issue

Windows Insider Build 2004 20201.1000

installed on 27-Aug-2020

and could not bring Ubuntu 20.04 in

Before that my Ubuntu 18.04 WSL2 

stopped working.

Had been working flawlessly for many months

since moved to WSL2.

Not-working symptoms were: could not

ssh to remote systems.

Then finally gave up to start.

Removed Ubuntu 18.04, downloaded

20.04 and now cannot start it for the first time

, and getting this 0x800706be error

WslRegisterDistribution.

Also applied all George Apostopuolos1's tricks

Hi all,

I finally got this resolved after following these steps:

(from https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/7208)

• Uninstall Docker and WSL 2 kernel.
• Go to the Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off
• Uncheck the following: Containers, Hyper-V, Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Restart the system
• Install Docker without the WSL2 enabled/checked in the first screen
• Go to the Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off
• Turn on/check the Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Restart the system.
• Do not install the WSL2 Kernel when reinstalling Docker.

I was not able to launch the Ubuntu WSL initially (got the same error messages in the first post), I then ran "wsl --update" and was able to launch the Ubuntu WSL and got Docker started running again.

My system now has wsl kernel 4.19.128 and Build 20201.rs_prerelease.200822-1922, and the default wsl version is now version 2.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

I can confirm that KenNg2014's solution works. I have wsl working again. I didn't intend on installing docker initially, but I have been meaning to give it a try so what the heck... I will continue  trying to find other methods of fixing on another machine I have with this issue.  

Cheers to all