Docker Engine doesn't start after build latest Microsoft WSL2 kernel

[valorisa]

Description

When i start Docker Desktop, after the build WSL2 Microsoft kernel 5.5 to the latest linux-msft-wsl-6.6.75.1, I get following message : " running engine: waiting for the Docker API: engine linux/wsl failed to run: starting WSL engine: error spotted in wslbootstrap log: "[2025-03-12T11:06:57.776897900Z][wsl-bootstrap][F] exit status 32"

Reproduce

Launch Docker Desktop

Expected behavior

Docker Desktop should run perfectly and don't fail to start

docker version

Client:
 Version:           27.5.1
 API version:       1.47
 Go version:        go1.22.11
 Git commit:        9f9e405
 Built:             Wed Jan 22 13:41:44 2025
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           desktop-linux

docker info

Client:
 Version:    27.5.1
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Ask Gordon - Docker Agent (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.7.3
 
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.20.1-desktop.2
  
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.32.4-desktop.1
   
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.38
 
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Beta) (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.4
    
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.2
   
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.27
 
  feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.5
 
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
   
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0

  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.16.1

Diagnostics ID

C9C18C82-A0ED-4551-97DA-FA98BCC01693/20250312111052

Additional Info

https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel

20250312111052.zip

[RohanMishra315]

Same issue

[wvargas-ods]

Same issue, it's not working after latest Windows update 😒

[valorisa]

https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel/releases/tag/linux-msft-wsl-6.6.75.1

[valorisa]

Try the latest version WSL : https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/tag/2.5.1

[RohanMishra315]

hey @valorisa can you give the step by step guide how can we intergrate into our system , this release version.

[Hawkeye131]

hey @valorisa can you give the step by step guide how can we intergrate into our system , this release version.

1. Open comand prompt as an admin

2. Run wsl --update

3. Close comand prompt.

4. Restart and run docker

[RohanMishra315]

hey @valorisa can you give the step by step guide how can we intergrate into our system , this release version.

1. Open comand prompt as an admin
2. Run wsl --update
3. Close comand prompt.
4. Restart and run docker

I had done that wsl --update but it showing 2.4.11 not the updated release version. I had extracted the file, did I have to do something more ..?

[valorisa]

hey @valorisa can you give the step by step guide how can we intergrate into our system , this release version.

Hey @RohanMishra315

Open Windows Terminal with command: cmd.exe and into your current directory make a: wget https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/download/2.5.1/wsl.2.5.1.0.x64.msi and always in the Terminal make a: msiexec.exe /package wsl.2.5.1.0.x64.msi

[RohanMishra315]

@valorisa

[valorisa]

@valorisa

Try again and let me know the result.

[valorisa]

[evgri243]

Have 2.5.1 installed. Use wsl --update --pre-release on Windows Insider.

Sadly, Docker fails to start. See the last comment in microsoft/WSL#12711 for more details.

Diagnostic ID:A35AFAC6-713D-4217-973C-0EC45FE25DAB/20250319185854