wsl2.processors cannot exceed the number of logical processors on the system (6 > 24)

[zcobol]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [ Version: 10.0.19045.5198 ]

WSL Version

2.4.5

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.167.4-1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 24.04

Other Software

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Repro Steps

Upgrade WSL to latest release (ver 2.4.5)
Set wsl2.processors=6 (in my case)

Expected Behavior

No errors when launching WSL

Actual Behavior

wsl: wsl2.processors cannot exceed the number of logical processors on the system (6 > 24)

Diagnostic Logs

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[carlosrmendes]

I'm having the same issue. I set the processors to 2 and I'm getting this error (checking on the Event Viewer):

wsl2.processors cannot exceed the number of logical processors on the system (2 > 14)

[benhillis]

Fixed with https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/tag/2.4.8.

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