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WSL integration timeout: docker-desktop-user-distro proxy failed to start after 4 minutes on Ubuntu 24.04 #749
WSL integration with the Ubuntu-24.04 distro unexpectedly stops working. The Docker Desktop GUI outputs an error stating that the proxy service failed to start within the initialization window.
Error Message:
running wsl distro proxy in Ubuntu-24.04 distro: running proxy: docker-desktop-user-distro proxy has not started after 4 minutes, killing it
Reproduction steps
Open Docker Desktop settings.
Navigate to Resources -> WSL Integration.
Enable integration for the 'Ubuntu-24.04' distribution.
Apply and restart. The proxy initialization times out at 4 minutes.
Platform
Windows
Version information
Client:
Version: 28.5.1
API version: 1.51
Go version: go1.24.8
Git commit: e180ab8
Built: Wed Oct 8 12:19:16 2025
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Context: desktop-linux
Client:
Version: 28.5.1
Context: desktop-linux
Debug Mode: false
Plugins:
ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.9.11
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-ai.exe
buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.29.1-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
cloud: Docker Cloud (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.4.39
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-cloud.exe
compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
Version: v2.40.0-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
Version: 0.0.44
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.31
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.4.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.24.0
Path: C:\Users\saady\.docker\cli-plugins\docker-mcp.exe
model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.1.42
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-model.exe
sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
Version: 0.6.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.18.3
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe
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