WSL Hacks

https://releases.ubuntu.com/noble/

download https://releases.ubuntu.com/noble/ubuntu-24.04.4-wsl-amd64.wsl

wsl --list --online wsl --install --web-download -d ubuntu wsl --install -d ubuntu wsl --install --from-file .wsl wsl.exe --set-default ubuntu

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-3---enable-virtual-machine-feature

Ensure Hyper-V

Go to start--> control panel --> programs and features

select "Turn Windows Features on or off" and scroll down to Hyper-V. Ensure it is checked. Follow any prompts.

Enable in virtualbox

If you are getting a "0x80370102" error,

1. Click on start and select "Windows Security"
2. Click on the "App & Browser Control." tab
3. Select "Exploit protection settings"
4. Click on the "Program settings" tab.
5. Set C:\Windows\System32\vmcompute.exe and C:\Windows\System32\vmwp.exe to 0 system overrides.
6. Restart if required

External Resources

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install https://ubuntu.com/wsl/docs/latest/howto/install-ubuntu-wsl2/ https://appuals.com/wsl-register-distribution-error-0x80370102-on-windows-10/ https://superuser.com/questions/1696469/wsl-error-0x80370102-while-installing-ubuntu