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I'm trying to install "Windows subsystem for Linux" using these instructions: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 At step 4 it tells me to download wsl_update_x64.msi, which I did, but when I run it, this comes up:  What the heck? How can I fix this?
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Oct 19, 2020 14:47
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GreenNight posted:Have you tried right-clicking the install file and running as Administrator? There is no option to "run as administrator"
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Oct 19, 2020 14:57
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Fame Douglas posted:You can skip this step if you're content with using WSL1 (the one that doesn't use virtualization). But also, WSL2 totally works for me having never installed the Kernel package, so not sure it's even required? Or did it somehow get installed automatically. When I go to the power shell to start up wsl, I get this  so its definitely not already installed
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Oct 19, 2020 15:00
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:That's weird, I've never seen an .exe without the option. See if you can set it to run as admin under Properties > Compatibility? Its not an exe, its an msi. Also there is no "run as administrator" anywhere in the properties -> compatibility menu.
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Oct 19, 2020 15:04
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Weedle posted:it's an msi, not an exe That's what it was. I just restarted and now it works. Restart should be its own step. Each step should include doing only one thing. Also, the installer should say "you need to restart before running this installer", instead of some generic "an error occurred" message.
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Oct 19, 2020 15:21
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