'WSL2: Why do I have to shutdown WSL to restart WSL after restarting PC

I have my windows set up WSL with Ubuntu. It has been working fine for a while, until I upgraded to WSL2.

The problem is: every time I start up my PC (or restarting my PC), it lost the connection from Ubuntu to Windows drives.

I got the message like this:

cd: Input/output error: /mnt/d/

The above problem could be solved easily by running this:

wsl.exe --shutdown

I want to solve this problem permanently, instead of shutting down WSL every time I got the problem.

Any idea how to fix this permanently?

ubuntuwindows-subsystem-for-linuxwsl-2


Solution 1:[1]

This sounds like a fast startup problem. Try disabling it in the Control Panel.enter image description here

Solution 2:[2]

I faced the same issue. So I made a .bat file which contains wsl --shutdown , and put it's shortcut in C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup so every time the PC starts, it does it automatically.

You can get the above said directory if you enter shell:startup in run window (win+r).

Solution 3:[3]

I'm not facing this. Could it be that your WSL is set to start when Windows starts?

Recommend looking at Start-up apps in the Task Manager, and in Windows Settings. Also, maybe look at Services and Task Scheduler.

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Solution 1 Hoang
Solution 2 radvin
Solution 3 eccentricOrange

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