#WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0xc03a0014 Error: 0xc03a0014 A virtual disk support provider for the specified file was not found.

[Dglory1]

Windows Version

version 22H2(OS Build 22621. 1702)

WSL Version

WSL version: 2.1.5.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Kernel version: 5.15.146.1-2

Distro Version

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Other Software

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Repro Steps

I used wsl --install in my command prompt, after installing it said ubuntu installed finally and I should restart my system like the normal process to finish. Restarted and searched for ubuntu it opened in my command prompt and showed that. it said below that I should press any key after pressing any key the command prompt closed and nothing happened. I have searched online and even in some github but none of them worked

Expected Behavior

I was expecting to see ubuntu installed then press any key

Actual Behavior

Diagnostic Logs

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