WslRegisterDefinition failed with error 0xffffffff when launching Ubuntu-12.05 with WSL Version 2. Any hint on the cause?

[PierreMichallet]

I have installed Windows Subsystem for Windows Version 2. WSL and the virtual platform have both been enabled, while the Windows hypervisor is desabled.Then I asked for the installation of Ubuntu-20.04 with the command "wsl --install -- -d Ubuntu-20.04.The loading of Ubuntu was executed correctly but the execution of the installation failed with the error message "WslRegistrerDefinition failed with error 0xffffffff"Searching on the web, I have seen several WslRegisterDefinition error messages, but none with an x0ffffffff error code.Any help is welcome, thanks in advance.

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