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If you are using a local account in Windows 10, then you are not signed in to the Store by default. This works when you are signed in with your Microsoft Account. Microsoft Store saves the list of your devices for that purpose. When you have signed in to the Store with your Microsoft account on a new device, you will be able to install the apps you already own (which you previously purchased from another device).

It saves the list of apps you have installed and purchased, so you can quickly get the required app on another device you own without searching for it again in the Store. Example with Ubuntu: right click on ubuntu2004.Modern UWP apps can be installed and updated with one click thanks to the My Library feature of Microsoft Store. Open a cmd or PowerShell and execute: icacls /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)FĮxample: icacls c:\work\wsl /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

Set access rights for your Linux installer folder so that everybody has all the rights.

) into the selected location (Right click on the appx and extract to the created folder (like c:\work\wsl))

Extract the downloaded distro appx file using your favorite zip tool (7Zip or WinZip or.

Create a location on your system drive (see:, but it works for me on D: drive) where you want your distro to run from (like c:\work\wsl).

Please only download an available distro from here: Įxplanation: if you install through appx installer without Windows Store enabled, you might run into a 'File not found' or 0x80070002 error.Download and install the WSL2 kernel from:.dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart.Open an admin prompt (Press shift+ctrl and click on PowerShell/cmd).You should have Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher I believe these are the most important points:Ĭheck if your installation supports WSL2: Windows logo key + R, type winver. I also captured my experience with installing wsl without Store access in the Readme.md. I created a powershell script to install wsl2 with optional X-Windows and Pulse Audio support.