An Error Occurred While Installing One of the File Systems. for More Information, Run the Command "Dmesg"

I have a problem with the wsl system. Namely, I have windows 11 on my laptop and I installed wsl. When I launched it after installing it, I got this message

the windows subsystem for linux optional component is not enabled. please enable it and try again.

I have enabled wsl options in Windows features in the control panel. I restarted the computer and after starting wsl a message appeared that the kernel needs to be updated to wsl2. I did it following the guide on this page . I also downloaded this file and clicked on it to update . Everything went smoothly, I restarted the computer, started wsl and this message appeared from the koei

an error occurred while installing one of the file systems. for more information, run the command "dmesg".

I wanted to get rid of it but didn't know how (I'm a beginner in Linux). I ran sudo apt update, sudo apt upgrade, and it worked. How is this possible? What could have caused this message. I will be grateful for any help

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You can check default distro

wsl --list

You will get something like below

Windows Subsystem forLinux Distributions:

docker-desktop
docker-desktop-data (Default)

If "docker-desktop-data" is the default then you can change the default to "docker-desktop" by executing this command

wsl -s docker-desktop

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James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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