Getting “The requested operation requires elevation” error while enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows

(100% Fix)The requested operation requires elevation

Step 2: Enable Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

The above command will let you enable the WSL feature on the Windows machine.

The above command should take a few minutes for enabling this feature.

Please restart the machine for the configuration to be effective.

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You have to start powershell as admin

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Method 1: Repair system files

When system files are corrupted or missing, surely it will cause some issues now and then. The requested operation requires elevation could be one of the problems. Therefore, we recommend you check your system files on a regular basis to prevent potential problems.

You can do it manually or automatically.

If you want a professional and powerful tool that is easy to use, Restoro is the one that makes things easy. It will scan your computer, diagnose your system configuration, identify faulty system files, and repair them automatically.

It is tailored to your specific system and is working in a private and automatic way. It will firstly check hardware-related issues to identify problems, and then security issues (powered by Avira Antivirus), and finally it detects programs that crash, missing system files. Once complete, it will find a solution to your specific problem.

Download and install Restoro.

Open Restoro and it will run a free scan of your PC. (This may take a few minutes and you’ll get a detailed report of your PC status after this.)

Review the report and click Start Repair to start the repair process. (This requires the full version – which comes with a 60-day Money-Back Guarantee.)

Restart your computer to see if the issue persists or not.

System File Checker is a built-in tool to check for corrupt, damaged system files and manage to restore them if there’re any. However, this tool can only diagnose major system files, and won’t deal with damaged DLL, Windows Registry key, etc.

1) Press the Windows key on your keyboard, then type cmd (DON’T press Enter). Windows will display a list of programs that match your search. Right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.

If prompted to provide administrator permission, click Yes.

2) In the black Command Prompt window, type:

Then press Enter on your keyboard.

Windows will scan your system for corrupted files, and attempt to fix any it finds. The results will display in this window, so please leave it open until the operation is complete.

If the scan finds no problems, you know your system files aren’t the cause of Windows 10 randomly freezing, and you can move on to the next fix.

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