WSL 2: Getting started

[@davidbombal]

Menu: Overview: 0:00 Requirements: 1:19 Enable WSL 2: 2:36 Download Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 3:48 Fix Error: WSL 2 requires a kernel component: 4:36 Start Ubuntu on Windows 10: 6:46 PowerShell Commands: 6:58 Download Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: 8:24 Run two versions of Ubunbu: 10:52 Use VMware Workstation Player and Virtual Box with WSL2: 12:59 Visual Studio Code, Python and Linux integration: 15:47 Connect to a Cisco switch using Python on WSL2: 19:00 Good Links: What is WSL? docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about WSL documentation: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/ WSL 2 Announcement: devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-wsl-2/

[@ibal3616]

There will be no Linux version of WSL? @davidbombal

[@davidbombal]

No need to use WSL if you have Linux natively. If you want to run Linux within Linux you could use Docker, or KVM or VMware workstation for example.

[@samuelmatheson9655]

Thank you

[@Pranjal-AI]

What a nice guy! Goes over every thing step by step like a passionate and sincere teacher.

[@wellsmark7007]

instablaster.

[@EoeSantinny]

second that!

[@wassimmefteh401]

there's a big difference from learning from a professional and from a random kid doing weird stuffs in a 2 hours video tutorial, thanks man, you are the best

[@ricardopinho630]

you can tell the difference indeed

[@buffaloofm7119]

totally agreed

[@bap9394]

Linux running on Windows using a Apple keyboard 👌

[@davidbombal]

Thanks!

[@KaushalBeladiya]

combination is great actually!

[@samuelmatheson9655]

Now all we need is Linux in windows in bootcamp

[@caionakai3134]

he was running a windows on mac and a linux on windows lol

[@neiltaylor513]

Hate the modern apple keyboards, give me the old Quadra ones with the power button, could give them a good bash when typing.

[@luigivampabbcw5172]

Thank you so much, i was looking about WSL on differents french channels. But i haven't find videos like yours. Everything is explained. You are a great teacher !

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Greg!

[@justicepeltier9001]

Absolutely fantastic WSL2 tutorial! Recently discovered how unpleasant development on Windows could be and was told to try out WSL2. I was extremely intimidated by Linux but your video absolutely proved my nerves were for nothing. Looking forward to digging through the rest of your videos!

[@davidbombal]

Glad it helped! Thank you for sharing :)

[@juanpcc5892]

Your videos make me get into a CCNA certification that i drop out many years ago, im not native english speaker, but your accent make your videos instructions very clear, so i keep improving my english and my networks knowledge

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! I'm really happy to hear that :) Please keep on learning.

[@CodeWarrior01]

Great guide. Your extended comments about version checking saved me. The only thing you needed to add was a comment about possibly needing to enable virtualization in BIOS, which is what i needed to do. I got an error when I tried to install after setting to v2. Most people might get lost, but I've been doing this for >30 years, so I just found the setting in my BIOS under CPU config and all went well. Many thanks

[@WifiNigel]

I've been waiting for my Windows laptop to upgrade to 2004 since you posted this video a few weeks back. It finally updated today so the first thing I did was install WSL2 & Ubuntu as per your instructions :) Thanks so much for this video! The integration with WSL2/Ubuntu/VSC is amazing - this is going to be so useful for me. Thanks David, I love your content.

[@davidbombal]

Really happy to hear that - glad I could help!

[@ms365developer3]

Just installed WSL 2 in my Win10 home by following your crisp and crystal clear instructions. Was waiting a lot for this upgrade. Thanks a lot.

[@davidbombal]

Glad it helped!

[@ryanwolf2558]

So easy to setup, other tutorials were doing weird things, thanks for this

[@davidbombal]

Glad you liked it!

[@ahmedsalman3294]

I was struggling with Virtual Box to install Ubuntu, but never knew the solution is under my nose. Thanks for the video, you are a life saver. I must appreciate you.

[@antonurmensch4090]

As a stone ager, I was just fascinated by seeing this guy named "Ballmer" on your show. He's looking just like our fellow Urrgh who once fought so bravely against the other tribe when they tried to capture the Great Water Pond. He fell into the water and drowned. Poor Urrgh.

[@oldmansaturn972]

I just sorted through almost a dozen WSL 2 tutorials. None of them were as clear and concise as yours, nor as helpful. Thank you.

[@reedlinares]

As usual, great video, Dave. Quick update. I just completed my installation of Ubuntu and it did not require the update. All is working as expected. Thanks for such excellent content!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you. Great to hear that James!

[@kracksmith4ejm1]

super nice to go over every options and what's nice is, David goes over the error or what's needed to continue the accomplishment.

[@muhammadamirulsamsulbahar2544]

The instructions are very clear, I really love this tutorial. Thanks!

[@brianhansen8876]

Thank you VERY much, David. You are the first person on KZbin to show all small details how to get this Ubuntu-Docker stuff running i perfect harmony (on a Win 10). Thanx again!!! You truly saved my day. Best regards from Denmark

[@Reforitor]

I love the way he wished us very best in the end.

[@davidbombal]

Glad you liked that. And I do mean it. :)

[@haciendadad]

VERY thorough demonstration!! He didn't cut any corners and I like that he even ran into an error on the install and showed how to fix it quickly and easily! I just started a new job and they only offer Windows machines, I am really happy I saw this video today because I am doing this on my work computer. Who knows, a Windows machine may be in my future? .... naw. :-)

[@TJKhara]

Great video David. Thank you for the detailed introduction to wsl 2. Just installed it and really exited about putting it to some good use.

[@davidbombal]

Great to hear that TJ!

[@datag1199]

Thank you so much! Extremely helpful. Was setting a computer up at home for a family member, and hit the Ubuntu error (needed to visit BIOS and enable Virtualization) and that did the trick. Great page!

[@akshaysb526]

yes,this man knows how each line of code works.

[@AlexandreSantos0]

Clear, concise, knowledgeable. You've achieved mastery.

[@tigerfanxiao]

The best tutorial in the KZbin as always! Thanks a lot David.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you!

[@brandonphilander661]

@@davidbombal So you're running Linux in a virtual machine on Windows 10, could you then virtualize another OS in Linux?

[@davidbombal]

@@brandonphilander661 Yes. I'll demonstrate this using Docker :)

[@brandonphilander661]

@@davidbombal Thank you.

[@TiagoSilva4171]

Thank you for showing what we can do with WSL2 in simple e concise way.

[@josethemacho]

Running Linux over Windows on a Mac... Savage!

[@davidbombal]

lol... don't want to limit myself to only one OS :)

[@murats5863]

I very much appreciate your clear explanation and the time you spend to dive deep into things, even if they seem easy. Thank you!

[@juancarlosgonzalez4161]

Very handy, thank you! While installing WSL you may get an error 0x80370102. In such a case, you should look at your BIOS and check the virtualization features are turned on.

[@alanchristian3209]

😉👍

[@SteveBoyes-j3i]

This was a definite help. I now have WSL2 running Ubuntu 20.04.06 on my windows laptop. It is refreshing to get clear concise instructions. Thank you.

[@alyfraga9923]

I already had this installed, another great video, thank you!!! I have a dual boot on my laptop. I realize that gns3 runs better for me in Linux.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Aly. Agreed - for ultimate performance, GNS3 works best on native Linux.

[@Flora-ec4qz]

Thank you so much for the video, this is amazing I got linux running on my laptop within 30 mins....dual boot /VM had me dying for at least a week to make it work, this is truly amazing!

[@umairm8595]

Thank you David really appreciate this it's very helpful in troubleshooting, in the previous version you cant run WSL as well as vmware together

[@davidbombal]

Agreed. This version is better, but you can still not run nested virtualization 😔 For others that are interested, I demonstrate and explain this issue at 12:59 in the video.

[@kielmoreland7704]

@@davidbombal I, too, ran into a problem running WSL version 2 and VMWare Workstation Pro. I ran into the issue when I tried to fire up my GNS3 VM after upgrading my WSL from version 1 to version 2, and I'm pretty sure that the issue is due to enabling "Virtual Machine Platform," and based on your comments here. Unfortunately, I had to revert my WSL to version 1 and disable "Virtual Machine Platform" in order for my GNS3 VM to run properly. Here is a document I created showing what happened (maybe it might be helpful): app.box.com/s/wel5mx5tppkcpw38axwmjnzj52zhur4g Regardless, WSL does work and it's great; I've been using it to learn how to automate my home lab based on your Udemy network automation course.

[@davidbombal]

@@kielmoreland7704 Great share! And thank you. Also see here: blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/01/vmware-workstation-tech-preview-20h1.html and here: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-faq

[@ciscomoto]

So are there plans to tackle the 'nested' VMWare Workstation / WSL issues - it is a fairly restrictive issue given that a lot of people had created such environments and now find themselves having to hack & switch around their system to get over these issues?

[@parameswarb8717]

I am so impressed with your teaching style. Seems you are a excellent professor Students are so lucky if you are a professor

[@KangJangkrik]

FYI, Steve Ballmer is fired. That's why microsoft change a lot

[@olloffdenuyschen4233]

David Bombal, THE MAN!!! 😎Thanks for all your videos. Do not stop. 👏

[@wonerkang4034]

Thanks David, Very Cool! I just want to study Linux. .

[@davidbombal]

Linux is great. Definitely worth learning.

[@home-uf3tg]

I can't deny that I impressed. Windows 10 is getting better and better and Linux integration is awesome. It will save a lot of time for me to start a new project on my home computer. Cool video and tidy explanation

[@ambarsanghi]

Thanks David, I am definitely gonna work on this.🙂

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Ambar. It's a nice easy way to get started :)

[@Chunda8]

Thanks for this David, I have been trying unsuccesfully for a long time to get any Unix distro to dual boot with Windows, this is much better. I followed your method carefully and it worked! This will be handy as I am trying to get into cybersecurity and have wanted to learn Unix for a long time. Subbed.

[@joeljosephpaul9269]

Love your voice!!!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Joel

[@priyabratdash2629]

I have been searching this for the last 6 months and somehow your video pops in on the list of recommendations. I guess i am lucky. Thanks a lot, man👍

[@EyeIn_The_Sky]

Thanks again, David! Also, you might find this useful. I just installed Windows Terminal (from the MS store). So much easier to use and has drop-down to choose which VM you want to use and puts them in Tabs!! So you can have PowerShell open in one tab, Ubuntu in anther and move between them easily. (I think you might be able to change the colour schemes on the terminals as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpjaYaWOhbKAhqc&app=desktop devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-windows-terminal/

[@davidbombal]

Great share!

[@anirbellahcen5551]

I am very let for bed time but I have to write this to say Thank you Sir, You have helped me so much. keep good work up.

[@andrewgreen1970]

Went off without a hitch. Thank you. Loving your fat-free style. Keep that going.

[@paritoshgavali]

This is the best tutorial for installing wsl 2 in windows 10 2004 👌👌

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Paritosh!

[@alexperea6604]

Thank you sir, I've been always hesitant to do my development work on windows, now I'm transitiong from mac OS to windows thanks to you and this great feature.

[@dougdecoursin9919]

Well done David - thank you for taking the time to help others!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Doug! Glad the video helped you :)

[@davidramsay9321]

Thanks, I am now all up and running with wsl2 using Ubuntu20.04. I did the sudo apt install build-essential to get gcc and compiled my 1st ever Linux app under Windows WSL2 and it worked. WOW..

[@davidramsay9321]

Oh yeah, tight integration, I compliled an app using windows CODE::BLOCKS targeted for linux and ran it using WSL and that also worked, then set CODE::BLOCKS target to windows MinGW. So now we have Ubuntu20.04 Desktop + Linux wine to run windows apps and Windows10 + WSL2 to run linux apps. This is sooo cool!!

[@sumitsingh3534]

Thank You David. You have made things so much easier. Wonderfully explained.

[@hariprasadoo]

Thank you so much! Absolutely best WSL2 tutorial!!!

[@naomiibe6348]

Thank you very much for this Thanks to this video I successfully installed wsl2 today on my system😊

[@mrmuranga]

well explained.. especially the part of toggling btwn wsl1 and wsl2 ..thanks I enjoy your tutorials emmensely...

[@davidbombal]

You are welcome and thank you!

[@sanjeevpenupala]

A really awesome video, especially covering a use case for WSL at the end of the video. Cheers man!

[@AlbrechtJ]

Thanks David for this excellent tutorial. You are a good teacher.

[@JawwadHafeez]

Amazing competence and presentation. Impressive ... Thanks for sharing

[@UdithaMelanMahindarathna]

Thanks for a step by step clean tutorial. I was not comfortable to use WSL, but after this video i really understood. This will help me to write code on linux and also work on the adobe suite at the same time. No need to dualboot and change the OS. Now Adobe deosnt have to waste resources to build for Linux.. lol. Thanks again for the lovely video, the only thing that bugged me was the side in which u have the mouse .. it was something off .. lol😂😂😂

[@davidbombal]

Glad it helped!

[@lucaterraneo7274]

Very nice video! Thank you very much, it's been a long time since I first wanted to install WSL2 on my windows10 home.. :)

[@bruceliu9808]

Thank you so much for getting me started with Ubuntu and Linux!

[@sanketnadkarni4666]

Great video. However what are the network configurations of these subsystems vreated, is there a way to manage / change that ? How do they talk to each other or for that matter to the external world ? Bridged adapter like functioning ?

[@lyleclassen4698]

Was following along then realised im also doing this on a VivoBook extra useful. Thanks

[@GabeMisura]

I've been pretty happy with WSL1 for nearly a year. However, it had two major flaws: 1. file permissions in windows file systems (/mnt/c) were broken (defaults to wide open, can't be changed). I was using windows file system because so I could access my code in VSCode (windows) - Appears I can switch to the wsl(2) file system, get real (unix) file permissions (chmod +x *.sh; git push) and use VSCode with WSL2! 2. docker-compose volume mounts completely failed with the windows file system (always gave the error: are you trying to map a file to directory or vice versa?). Again, I can switch to using the WSL(2) file system and that is fixed (already verified). However, I'm concerned that the networking w/in WSL2 is "incomplete"? By default, when I'm on VPN (in windows), WSL2 cannot reach the public internet (bitbucket.org). Running the same commands in a powershell window/prompt in the same directory (c:\git vs /mnt/c/git) work just fine (git clone, git pull, git push). I tried modifying the WSL Virtual Network in HyperV settings, but nothing worked. I disabled the (windows) firewall, no change. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-faq " We are committed to making WSL 2 feel the same as WSL 1, and that includes improving our networking story. We expect to add improvements as quickly as we are able to, such as accessing all networking apps from Linux or Windows using localhost. We will be posting more details about our networking story and improvements as we approach the release of WSL 2." Sounds like this aspect isn't ready yet.

[@davidbombal]

Great feedback Gabe. Thank you for sharing!

[@Lokesh_Karki]

Man I had some issues to running Docker as it requires WSL 2, and my Lan is not getting detected, showing some errors in Device manager in Realtek Gaming GbE Family Conroller

[@indian3960]

I love both Windows and Mac platforms and with WSL 2, my tools on both platforms have gotten even closer: Chrome VS Code Terminal Happy coding! ❤

[@alexisrs127]

Great tutorial, very well explained and nice structure. I am glad to suscribe to the channel.

[@gauravshah3789]

I get below error on launching Ubuntu Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS. I have already enabled "Virtual Machine Platform" & "Windows Subsystem for Linux" in Windows Features. How can I fix above error?

[@sorcererstone3303]

I noticed hypervisor was turned off during the setup @3:01 because Win10 home edition was installed. I have Win10 pro. Following the instruction here, I installed WSL2. But I want to use Docker for Windows. This app requires hypervisor enabled. Can hypervisor be enabled to run Docker for Windows & at the same time able to use Linux command lines to run Ubuntu via WSL2 simultaneously?

[@claudiobrt652]

VS Code has allowed to remotely ssh into a VM or VPS and edit files for a while now, but they are moving in the right direction nonetheless. Great feature and great video sir!

[@davidbombal]

Thanks for sharing!

[@buildfrom]

Fascinating. Very well put together explanation of WSL.

[@davidbombal]

Glad you liked it!

[@ldx8492]

Your videos are spectacularly clear, very well done!

[@otenet70]

David Bombal the No.1 source in educational field!!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you!

[@oneeyedphotographer]

I have just bought a notebook with Windows 11. Two huge surprises: Windows Terminal WSL now supports the graphics on Linux, apparently to the extent of supporting rendering. I have installed Debian, using the virt-manager stuff to do stuff on virtual machines hosted on Linux in another room.. The virt-manager is (and other stuff could be) running in Linux windows on Windows. Which made me wonder how much of this works with WSL 2 on Windows 10.

[@geoffreyhibon2651]

Amazing Video ... Very professional and clear!!! Thanks

[@mohamedhaneef6379]

Thank you David!. I have a new laptop, still getting this message 'The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is on its way. We’re offering this update to compatible devices, but your device isn’t quite ready for it. Once your device is ready, you’ll see the update available on this page. There’s nothing you need to do at this time.'

[@davidbombal]

Yes. Because of issues with 2004, Microsoft have changed the way it is published. You will need to install this manually. See here: blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/05/27/how-to-get-the-windows-10-may-2020-update/ and www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

[@MegaBruceh]

Thank you so much for this extremely helpful video. I only use Ubuntu for serious purposes such as programming, and have found it difficult to find a platform that runs Ubuntu seamlessly, always getting caught with some basic limitations such as with BIOS restrictions. WSL seems to be just what I am looking for. Shall start my search now to find a suitable pc.

[@niled.r.1639]

Thank you very much for the video, clear and concise. A tutorial for editing/debugging the code in wsl using eclipse or intellij on the windows would be awesome 😁. Thanks again.

[@AbhishekNigam]

Very comprehensive info on WSL2. Thanks for the video!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Abhishek

[@debkikegilhermo4197]

Hi David, I get an error when I get to the point of 5:30.... 0xc03a001a, saying there is a virtual disk limitation. I've tried running these 2 commands: fsutil behavior set disableencryption 1 fsutil behavior set disablecompression 1 and rebooting but still. Do you have any tips?

[@th3w117]

Nested virtualization is running a VM within a VM. I think what you're talking about is concurrent VM. The nested virtualization error is a bit misleading because it thinks you are already in a VM because those instruction sets aren't available. VMWare and HyperV are competing for the virtualization instruction sets of the CPU. WIth VMWare workstation pro, you can use VBS mode so that you can run those VMs that require VT-x or AMD-V features. It will still impact performance, however.

[@viaualexis27]

thx a lot David! helped setup WSL 2 on my laptop for some linux actions

[@jamesdietsch7868]

Another great video here David! Been using wsl for sometime now and its awesome! Especially using the new windows terminal as well :)

[@davidbombal]

Thank you James!

[@vangelismathioudis3891]

That was really helpfull. Thank you. I would like to ask, is there anyway to add a keybinding to change keyboard language layout when running apps from wsl? I have found this "setxkbmap -layout gr" command but it needs to switch off the application's windows go to terminal run the command and then back again to application.

[@SZU1881]

Very nice video! Thanks for sharing, helped a lot!

[@AnandKilli]

Are we still able to update windows to 2004? I heard there were issues reported and Microsoft placed a hold on it. At least for me Windows update no longer shows it

[@shaunakshirgaonkar5803]

Ya I just checked. Check for updates. It will show that you are up to date but you will get the version for download

[@Draz-]

And is it any stable yet?

[@rajeevdey_8894]

Please help!!!!!!!! I am not able to see the Virtual Machine Platform in Windows features on/off. at 3:04. please tell me how to get that option, I am stuck from 3 days.

[@shreeramyadav837]

Your channel intro video is superb!! 😍🤩 , Plus the video was very much informative.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you!

[@rahulxcr]

Thanks, that was simple and very informative. This helped a lot.

[@mav3783]

I can brush up on linux now, when im on the go, traveling just installed on my laptop 🤩

[@hazartilirot1014]

David, could you show us how to install two instances of the same linux. Particularly, if there is an existing linux and another one is needed as a fresh install (not an exported instance of the first one). Thanks.

[@ronnierush9379]

Thanks for the video. I wonder what Microsoft are up to??? Seems a strange thing to do when you could just use a virtual machine program/app like Oracle or VMware to run Linux. Because I use Linux Mint mostly have Windows 10 -7 running on VMware so if I need any quick Microsoft stuff I can just run it inside Linux Mint, faster that way round at the moment.

[@karthikeyanssnapon7879]

Thanks David, your video helped me a lot. I have a question though. How can i make wsl2 to work if i am behind a corporate proxy with cisco anyconnect and a proxy pac url. I tried various examples out in internet nothing worked till now. Strangely my vm in virtualbox or vmware works adding proxy changes to proxy.conf, environment and bashrc. Same if i add to wsl2 its not working. Any pointers will be very helpful.

[@rgl168]

You need to enable "Windows Hypervisor Platform" (as shown in 3:08) in order for VMWare Workstation to work under this setup

[@Yousifalzoubi]

Well explained!, big thanks from Kuwait

[@Yousifalzoubi]

I subscribed too ;)

[@JSL180]

Thanks David, really useful. Nice video as always!!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you and you're welcome

[@jaecha1345]

Hi David, thank you for your great video. I am using company pc, and recently upgraded Windows 10 to 20H2. I was excited to be able to use WSL2. But Ubuntu in WSL2 does not have the internet connection and therefore I cannot install any apps or even sudo apt update/upgrade. WSL1 works all fine. According to my google search, I am not the only one with this unpleasant experience, and solution is not clear... Any help you can kindly provide me with? Thanks in advance!

[@pmarcum7146]

Jae, have you found a solution to this problem? There are so many discussions about it "out there", but the suggestions are haphazard and without explanation. After typing in a bunch of the recommendations to fix this problem without having any understanding of what I was actually doing, I'm now in search of a more "intelligent" explanation and solution. I am so very frustrated that I can't even do a "sudo apt-get update" without getting "Temporary failure resolving ..." and "101: Network is unreachable" errors. Please let me know if you found a solution!

[@G4Studioz]

so i had been having trouble getting linux to run and i wanted to find why and i could not anywhere. I found your video and all i had to do was update my windows because i forgot i turned off auto update. I can not thank you enough your tutorials are perfect at displaying all the information.

[@SuperMichielv]

Thanks for this interesting video. It is clear for me how to use it. What is not so clear for me is: If WSL2 using a Linux kernel, is the Linux distribution from the MS Store a full distribution with it's own kernel or a stripped version running on the kernel provided by WSL2? How is this WSL2 working together with the Linux distribution and what makes this different from installing a Linux distribution in a virtual machine?

[@mvalho]

Today I heard about that Microsoft released the WSL2 for Windows Version 1903 and 1909. This last one is my version and finally I can follow your instructions. So for the users with these version, is just update the windows to be able to use WSL2.

[@mvalho]

Another good tip I got somewhere, after windows auto update to 1909, I was able to manually update to 2004 just accessing the MS download official website.

[@yassirg4365]

Big thanks from Belgium! Didn’t know this was possible..

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Yassir

[@Sheikhazeemsh]

Another thanks from Belgium as well I guess now its trendy here in IT Techheads here 😀

[@zachsandvik1867]

David, thank you for your tutorial. Top notch!

[@SorokDvaYT]

Thanks for this great and instructive video ! But I have a problem with my virtualbox VM's since I upgraded to WSL2, my kali linux is so long to start and when the kali linux logo end loading, I stay on a black screen, do you have an idea please ?

[@davidbombal]

Thank you. See what I said here: 12:59 - As I explained in the video, I had issues with nested virtualization and WSL 2, but I was able to boot other VMs once I upgraded VMware Workstation Player - I was able to boot a Kali Linux VM. However as mentioned in the video, running VirtualBox or VMware with WSL 2 is not something I would recommend. See information from VMware: blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/vmware-workstation-now-supports-hyper-v-mode.html which may help you. My nested VMs worked after I removed WSL. You may also need to upgrade VirtualBox to get it working, but you really need need nested virtualization to run 64 bit operating systems properly. Also see here: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/credential-guard/credential-guard-manage#disable-windows-defender-credential-guard-by-using-the-hvci-and-windows-defender-credential-guard-hardware-readiness-tool