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Debian – Visual Studio 17.6.2 requires WSL for running console applications

I have just installed the new version of Visual Studio Community Edition (version 17.6.2). Now, I have a project with a Console application project in NET7. Usually I can run this console application and it runs in a normal shell window.

After the upgrade, the Console Application requires WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Why? Now, Visual Studio shows an error popup message:

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Click on OK, it opens the Microsoft Store and I click on Debian.

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After few seconds, in the PowerShell window I get this message

WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370114

Error: 0x80370114 The operation could not be started because a required feature is not installed.

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So, I open a new PowerShell window and I try to install manually a Linux distribution using

wsl --list
wsl --list --online
wsl --install Ubuntu-22.04

but again I get the same error.

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This is the project properties

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First question: why I can’t run the console application as usual? An then, why do I need WSL (that I have installed any way)? How can I fix the issue?

Update

If in the property of the project I select as target OS Windows, the application is still running in the Output window. Basically, Visual Studio doesn’t open a prompt window to run the application.

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Options

The Terminal under Environment in the Options has as default Developer PowerShell.

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  1. 0

    Hi the error message indicates that you didn’t install/enable wsl successfully.

    In order to fix the error WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370114
    You need to turn on the windows feature "Virtual Machine Platform".

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  2. 0

    Locate the file launchSettings.json that is placed under your project folder, in sub-folder "Properties".

    Then edit the file and remove the following bunch of lines:

    > "WSL": {
>       "commandName": "WSL2",
>       "distributionName": ""
>     },
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