How to resolve ‘WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80080005″

You can meet this error WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80080005 due two reasons. First, when you disabled subsystem for the Linux. Second, when there is a corrupt installation of the Linux distro application may also cause the error.

Solution: Enable/Disable Subsystem for Linux

Window has the feature called Subsystem for Linux that allow us to run Linux operation on window. If you have enabled it but you still meet the error above, you need to disable it and enable it back.

Please follow screenshot below to enable and disable subsystem for linux.

After you follow step above, the error will disappear and your subsystem linux will work as usual.