Msg: Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS

Virtual Machine Platform is enabled and running Virtualization is enabled in the bios.

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.19042 N/A Build 19042
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner: Craig
Registered Organization: N/A
Product ID: 00330-52591-49274-AAOEM
Original Install Date: 5/9/2020, 5:24:12 PM
System Boot Time: 9/25/2020, 3:03:05 PM
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: XPS 15 7590'

PS C:\windows\system32> wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION
* Ubuntu-20.04 Stopped 1
PS C:\windows\system32> wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2
Conversion in progress, this may take a few minutes...
For information on key differences with WSL 2 please visit
Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS.
For information please visit 

This was working once before. I have tried uninstalling Virtual Machine Platform, WSL and Hyper-V multiple times.

If I try to run a Hyper-V machine I get "Failed to start the virtual machine VM Name because one of the Hyper-V components is not running.

The assumption is it thinks Virtual Machine Platform is not running.

I did download and install WSL update, I have run windows update.

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