WSL1 works in a Windows guest, but WSL2 doesn't

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hellohello
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WSL1 works in a Windows guest, but WSL2 doesn't

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I realize there have been a couple threads about SLAT on the forums already about Hyper-V, but WSL2 is a more common use case that is breaking because of the lack of SLAT support. Just wanted to point this out and hope that it can be prioritized.
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Re: WSL1 works in a Windows guest, but WSL2 doesn't

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This is known and being worked on. WSL2 requires Hyper-V, which in turn up-ends Virtualbox in many situations. The devs are working on a coexistence between Virtualbox (type-2 hypervisor) and Hyper-V (type-1 hypervisor), but it's not all there yet.
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Re: WSL1 works in a Windows guest, but WSL2 doesn't

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What is SLAT?
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