From 8ff4c8f4c0fa0a3f08fe828db88135bdb90d36e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Feng Wang Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:29:17 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add troubleshooting step for code 403 --- WSL/troubleshooting.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/WSL/troubleshooting.md b/WSL/troubleshooting.md index 2a100271..b80270fb 100644 --- a/WSL/troubleshooting.md +++ b/WSL/troubleshooting.md @@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ You can also: - **Error: WSL 2 requires an update to its kernel component. For information please visit [step 4](./install-manual.md#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package)** - If the Linux kernel package is missing in the `%SystemRoot%\system32\lxss\tools` folder, you will encounter this error. Resolve it by installing the Linux kernel update MSI package in [step 4](./install-manual.md#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package) of these installation instructions. You may need to uninstall the MSI from "[Add or Remove Programs](ms-settings:appsfeatures-app)", and install it again. +- **WSL --install fails with "Forbidden (403)."** + - This could be caused by github unauthenticated request rate limit. When this happens, please try download the .msi installer directly from [WSL github releases](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases) and install with the installer. + ## Common issues ### Error: 0x1bc when `wsl --set-default-version 2` From 8efcd32dbf78fbae47a2bc3a0747f468a82bc25c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Feng Wang Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:33:08 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] grammar --- WSL/troubleshooting.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/WSL/troubleshooting.md b/WSL/troubleshooting.md index b80270fb..78f0cf6c 100644 --- a/WSL/troubleshooting.md +++ b/WSL/troubleshooting.md @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ You can also: - If the Linux kernel package is missing in the `%SystemRoot%\system32\lxss\tools` folder, you will encounter this error. Resolve it by installing the Linux kernel update MSI package in [step 4](./install-manual.md#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package) of these installation instructions. You may need to uninstall the MSI from "[Add or Remove Programs](ms-settings:appsfeatures-app)", and install it again. - **WSL --install fails with "Forbidden (403)."** - - This could be caused by github unauthenticated request rate limit. When this happens, please try download the .msi installer directly from [WSL github releases](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases) and install with the installer. + - This could be caused by the github unauthenticated request rate limit. When this happens, please try download the .msi installer directly from [WSL github releases](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases) and install with the installer. ## Common issues