Error code: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED

[zyfpga]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [版本 10.0.26100.4061]

WSL Version

2.5.7.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

6.6.87.1-1

Distro Version

archlinux and kali-linux

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

wsl --install archlinux
wsl -d archlinux
wsl --shutdown
wsl --manage archlinux --move D:\WSL2\archlinux
wsl -d archlinux
wsl --shutdown
wsl --manage archlinux --move D:\WSL2archlinux
wsl -d archlinux

Expected Behavior

[root@username ~]#

Actual Behavior

(base) PS C:\Users\username\Desktop> wsl -d archlinux
无法将磁盘“D:\WSL2ArchLinux\ext4.vhdx”附加到 WSL2: 拒绝访问。
错误代码: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED

The emergence of this problem is accidental
But its occurrence frequency is a bit high

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[zyfpga]

WslLogs-2025-06-05_12-52-46.zip

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Diagnostic information

.wslconfig found
Detected appx version: 2.5.7.0
Detected user visible error: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED
Detected user visible error: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED
Detected user visible error: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED
Detected user visible error: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED
Detected user visible error: Wsl/Service/CreateInstance/MountDisk/HCS/E_ACCESSDENIED

[zyfpga]

I tried to use this command to solve " icacls "D:\WSL2archlinux" /reset /T ", but the system crashed after a while.

[OneBlue]

Thank you for reporting this @zyfpga. Interestingly I can't reproduce this.

Did you run the commands in the same Terminal, one after the other, or are did you run them "in parralel" ?

[zyfpga]

@OneBlue I'm very sorry that I couldn't describe my process in detail.At first, I was running it in the same terminal. After closing it and reopening my computer, I found this problem.It is not to run commands one after another in the same terminal.

[OneBlue]

Fixed in 2.6.0

[GusemFowage]

I'm sorry to bother you, @OneBlue.
I miss the problem that I ran the commands in the same Terminal. And now, I don't know how to address it.

Logs: WslLogs-2025-12-08_00-06-11.zip