Docker Desktop tries to update wsl each startup

[anton-filatov]

Description

Docker Desktop fails to determine wsl version if windows system locale differs from en. This leads to attempt to upgrade wsl which triggers UAC elevation prompt for "Docker Desktop Privileged Helper" for program location ["C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.admin.exe" wsl-update].

After startup Docker works fine, but UAC elevation prompt is annoying.

Looks like the problem is similar to #13518, #13524. Also #13806 may have the same reason.

Reproduce

1. Switch to ru locale (Start > Settings > Time & Language > Region > Regional format).
2. Check wsl version, should be:

wsl --version
Версия WSL: 2.0.14.0
Версия ядра: 5.15.133.1-1
Версия WSLg: 1.0.59
Версия MSRDC: 1.2.4677
Версия Direct3D: 1.611.1-81528511
Версия DXCore: 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Версия Windows: 10.0.19045.3693

3. Start Docker Desktop.

Expected behavior

There is no attempt to update wsl.

docker version

Client:
 Cloud integration: v1.0.35+desktop.5
 Version:           24.0.7
 API version:       1.43
 Go version:        go1.20.10
 Git commit:        afdd53b
 Built:             Thu Oct 26 09:08:44 2023
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Desktop 4.26.1 (131620)
 Engine:
  Version:          24.0.7
  API version:      1.43 (minimum version 1.12)
  Go version:       go1.20.10
  Git commit:       311b9ff
  Built:            Thu Oct 26 09:08:02 2023
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.6.25
  GitCommit:        d8f198a4ed8892c764191ef7b3b06d8a2eeb5c7f
 runc:
  Version:          1.1.10
  GitCommit:        v1.1.10-0-g18a0cb0
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

docker info

Client:
 Version:    24.0.7
 Context:    default
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.12.0-desktop.2
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.23.3-desktop.2
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-dev.exe
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.21
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
  feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.1
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-feedback.exe
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.0-beta.10
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.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
  scan: Docker Scan (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.26.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scan.exe
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.2.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe

Server:
 Containers: 0
  Running: 0
  Paused: 0
  Stopped: 0
 Images: 0
 Server Version: 24.0.7
 Storage Driver: overlay2
  Backing Filesystem: extfs
  Supports d_type: true
  Using metacopy: false
  Native Overlay Diff: true
  userxattr: false
 Logging Driver: json-file
 Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
 Cgroup Version: 1
 Plugins:
  Volume: local
  Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
  Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
 Swarm: inactive
 Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 runc
 Default Runtime: runc
 Init Binary: docker-init
 containerd version: d8f198a4ed8892c764191ef7b3b06d8a2eeb5c7f
 runc version: v1.1.10-0-g18a0cb0
 init version: de40ad0
 Security Options:
  seccomp
   Profile: unconfined
 Kernel Version: 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
 Operating System: Docker Desktop
 OSType: linux
 Architecture: x86_64
 CPUs: 12
 Total Memory: 15.47GiB
 Name: docker-desktop
 ID: 801d2d94-f34c-4415-9369-5760c9cc712f
 Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
 Debug Mode: false
 HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
 Experimental: false
 Insecure Registries:
  hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
  127.0.0.0/8
 Live Restore Enabled: false

WARNING: No blkio throttle.read_bps_device support
WARNING: No blkio throttle.write_bps_device support
WARNING: No blkio throttle.read_iops_device support
WARNING: No blkio throttle.write_iops_device support
WARNING: daemon is not using the default seccomp profile

Diagnostics ID

Additional Info

Logs when locale is en:

• com.docker.backend.exe.log

[2024-01-09T16:01:06.989259800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: version is 2.0.14.0. an update is not required

Logs when locale differs from en:

• com.docker.backend.exe.log

[2024-01-09T16:00:11.563871200Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: assuming wsl.exe --version not supported. checking wsl.exe --status
[2024-01-09T16:00:11.687214800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: could not get kernel version from wsl.exe --status. assuming an update is required
[2024-01-09T16:00:11.699008100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Upater: install mode is set to: installLatestWsl
[2024-01-09T16:00:11.699551700Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: waiting for elevated update to complete
[2024-01-09T16:00:15.590939300Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: elevated update completed
[2024-01-09T16:00:15.884871800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: assuming wsl.exe --version not supported. checking wsl.exe --status
[2024-01-09T16:00:16.178812500Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: could not get kernel version from wsl.exe --status. assuming an update is required
[2024-01-09T16:00:16.178812500Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: waiting for non-elevated update to complete
[2024-01-09T16:00:16.178812500Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: updating wsl with -> wsl.exe --update --web-download
[2024-01-09T16:00:16.504354700Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: update completed successfully: ��@�>�2�5�@�O�5�B�A�O�  =�0�;�8�G�8�5�  >�1�=�>�2�;�5�=�8�9�. 
 
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[2024-01-09T16:00:16.504354700Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: non-elevated update completed

• com.docker.admin.exe.log

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------->8
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------->8
[2024-01-09T16:00:14.136132400Z][com.docker.admin.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: updating wsl with -> wsl.exe --update --web-download
[2024-01-09T16:00:15.576283600Z][com.docker.admin.exe.wsl][I] WSL Updater: update completed successfully: ��@�>�2�5�@�O�5�B�A�O�  =�0�;�8�G�8�5�  >�1�=�>�2�;�5�=�8�9�. 
 
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[ctalledo]

Hi @anton-filatov,

Sorry you hit an issue, but thanks for reporting it.

If possible, could you upload the Docker Desktop diagnostics bundle? That will provide us with even more info so we can debug.

Thanks!

[lone-cat]

@anton-filatov you are the best ) nothing else helped to solve that problem so docker desktop became useless (win 11 with latest updates). Now i at least have a workaround - change locale and work. Thank you!
And UP. For Docker desktop team: Problem is actual. We need normal solution for all locales. Docker desktop worked just fine in previous versions with any locale. But now it does not. It's a breaking change.

[chelnak]

Hello,

I wanted to post a quick update to say thank you for your patience and that after some investigation, we identified an issue.

The fix will be included in the upcoming 4.27 release.

Thanks!
Craig 🙂

[lone-cat]

Great news up here. Look forward to update to 4.27 ) Thanks!!!

[lone-cat]

Confirm - everything works now in 4.27. Thanks!

[chelnak]

Great news! Thank you 🙏

[bsousaa]

I'm closing the issue for now and will re-open in case this happens again. Thanks @chelnak

[TheSilvermind]

@bsousaa I also had this issue before and now I have this issue again on version 4.28.0

[chelnak]

@TheSilvermind Would you be able to open a new ticket and provide some diagnostic logs please? 🙏