WSL2 on Microsoft Surface Pro X
I purchased MS Surface Pro X and updated Windows to Version 1903 (OS Build 19018.1) using the Insider Program. I followed the WSL2 doc and installed Ubuntu 18.04 for ARM.
Everything seemed fine but WSL works only in cmd not in Powershell(Admin mode). The wsl.exe is in C:\Windows\System32 and Powershell can't see the file.
The error message is:
The term 'wsl' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or oparable program.I run WSL2 on my other computers without any problem. Only this device has the issue.
Please advise.
[Edit]
This is the result of 'winver' command:
This is from 'cmd':
This is from 'powershell':
[Edit #2]
PATH from cmd as Administrator C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\Users\ssk\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\ssk\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin
PATH from Powershell as Administrator C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\Users\ssk\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\ssk\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin
1 Answer
I purchased MS Surface Pro X and updated Windows to Version 1903 (OS Build 19018.1) using the Insider Program. I followed the WSL2 doc and installed Ubuntu 18.04 for ARM.
You are absolutely NOT running Windows 10 version 1903. There are multiple reasons I know what version you are actually running.
However, your inability to run WSL from a PowerShell prompt is a known issue, you need to run it from a command prompt.
If you are using an Arm64 device and running this command from PowerShell, you will receive this error. Instead, run wsl.exe from PowerShell Core, or Command Prompt.
Source: Installation Instructions for WSL 2
It appears that in the future Hyper-V will be supported on ARM devices once Windows 10 version 2103 is released.
Source: Windows 10 Version 2103
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