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Install WSL manually with 0x80073CF3 error
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I am trying to install WSL (Debian) with this manual: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server, with my MS store disabled. However, I get error 0x80073CF3
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PS C:\USERS\Yerong\Downloads\Ubuntu> Add-AppxPackage .\DistroLauncher-Appx_1.12.2.0_scale-400.appx
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF3, Package failed updates, dependency or conflict validation
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Windows cannot install resource package TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_76v4gfsz19hv4 because the app package it requir
es could not be found. Ensure that the app package is installed before installing the resource package
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] e872d39e-8723-0001-41fd-72e82387d901 in the Event Log or use th
e command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID e872d39e-8723-0001-41fd-72e82387d901
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage .\DistroLauncher-Appx_1.12.2.0_scale-400.appx
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\USERS\Yerong..._scale-400.appx:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
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2023-05-18T23:33:22.8233333+00:00 PS C:\Users\yerong\Downloads\Ubuntu> Get-WindowsDeveloperLicense ExpirationTime IsValid -------------- ------- 9999/12/30 18:00:00 True -
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2023-05-21T05:22:47.67+00:00 I enabled developer mode, and restarted the laptop and still get a same error:
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