System.Invalid**: Failed to deploy distro docker-desktop to C:\Users\**\AppData\Local\Docker\wsl\distro: exit code: -1 stdout: Error: 0xffffffff

Question

Windows 11 Build : 22000.527

Image : Screenshot

Windows Subsystem for Linux : Checked

Hyper-V : Checked

System.InvalidOperationException: Failed to deploy distro docker-desktop to C:\Users\MohNawawi\AppData\Local\Docker\wsl\distro: exit code: -1 stdout: Error: 0xffffffff

stderr: at Docker.ApiServices.WSL2.WslShortLivedCommandResult.LogAndThrowIfUnexpectedExitCode(String prefix, ILogger log, Int32 expectedExitCode) in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\WSL2\WslCommand.cs:line 146 at Docker.Engines.WSL2.WSL2Provisioning.d__17.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\WSL2\WSL2Provisioning.cs:line 168 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.Engines.WSL2.WSL2Provisioning.d__8.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\WSL2\WSL2Provisioning.cs:line 77 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.Engines.WSL2.LinuxWSL2Engine.d__28.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\WSL2\LinuxWSL2Engine.cs:line 178 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.TaskExtensions.d__0.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\TaskExtensions.cs:line 29 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.StartTransition.d__5.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\StartTransition.cs:line 67 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.StartTransition.d__5.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\StartTransition.cs:line 92 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.EngineStateMachine.d__14.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\EngineStateMachine.cs:line 69 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.Engines.Engines.d__29.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\Engines.cs:line 339 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at Docker.Engines.Engines.d__29.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\Engines.cs:line 357 --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Docker.ApiServices.Services.DesktopService.d__4.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\Services\DesktopService.cs:line 39

I hope someone can help me Thank you so much.

Answer 1

We just had this issue and managed to fix it. Seems like it is because a key step in the install was skipped - you probably don't have a linux distribution locally installed. We did an uninstall of docker (v 4.5.1) and then a clean install of Docker version 4.3.0.. Then a restart of the computer. It then prompted us to go to this page and follow the steps from step 4 onwards.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package

Answer 2

Follow those steps:

• Uncheck Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows Features
• Reboot
• Turn the feature back on
• Re-apply the WSL2 update
• Reboot

Source: https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/8204#issuecomment-707389365