Error: 0xc03a0014 A virtual disk support provider for the specified file was not found.

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Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.2894]

WSL Version

2.3.26.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

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Distro Version

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Other Software

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Repro Steps

WslLogs-2025-01-30_12-17-11.zip
wsl is not installing while installing the wsl i got error loke this
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install Ubuntu-24.04

Downloading: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26
Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26 has been installed.
The operation completed successfully.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu 24.04 LTS...
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0xc03a0014
Error: 0xc03a0014 A virtual disk support provider for the specified file was not found.

Expected Behavior

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install Ubuntu-24.04

Downloading: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26
Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26 has been installed.
The operation was completed successfully.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu 24.04 LTS...
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
successfully installed.

Actual Behavior

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --install Ubuntu-24.04

Downloading: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26
Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.3.26 has been installed.
The operation was completed successfully.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu 24.04 LTS...
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
successfully installed.

Diagnostic Logs

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The log file doesn't contain any WSL traces. Please make sure that you reproduced the issue while the log collection was running.

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Diagnostic information

Detected appx version: 2.3.26.0
Found no WSL traces in the logs