Windows Version

10.0.22631.3296

WSL Version

2.2.1

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Ubuntu Version 2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

I had installed and re-installed WSL many times, but to this date, the Linux Icon does not appear in my navigation pane.
WSL in Optional Features were enabled as well.

I am able to reach my Ubuntu distro throughbut the icon remains non-existent.

Expected Behavior

I expected the Linux icon to appear in my navigation pane for ease of access.

Actual Behavior

Linux icon does not appear in navigation pane.

Diagnostic Logs

This is my registry keys:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}]
@="Linux"
"SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000077
"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe,-1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\WINDOWS\System32\windows.storage.dll"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\Instance]
"CLSID"="{4FE04BFD-85B9-49DD-B914-F4C9556B9DA6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"DisplayType"=dword:00000002
"EnumObjectsTelemetryValue"="WSL"
"Provider"="Plan 9 Network Provider"
"ResName"="\\wsl.localhost"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a080004d
"FolderValueFlags"=dword:00000028

-x-x-x
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}]
@="Linux"
"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000001