Error on WSL Install

Working on installing AI Workbench to Azure Hosted VM (NV Series / Windows 11 24H2). Install is getting hung up at import distro. I have read through troubleshooting and other posts and have verified that HyperV has been detected, WSL is enabled, and I have even preinstalled Docker to rule out that being an issue. here is the main log file:
[2025-02-18 14:13:22.820] [info] (check-if-exists) C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation
[2025-02-18 14:13:22.820] [info] (check-if-exists) C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\Temp\ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz
[2025-02-18 14:13:22.821] [error] (check-if-exists) checkIfExists ENOENT: no such file or directory, access ‘C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\Temp\ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz’
[2025-02-18 14:13:22.821] [info] (download-util) downloadFile() https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/wsl/releases/jammy/current/ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\Temp\ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz distro_download_progress
[2025-02-18 14:13:22.823] [info] (download-util) ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz: STARTED
[2025-02-18 14:13:23.076] [info] (download-util) Download Started, name: ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz, total: 234074612
[2025-02-18 14:13:23.076] [info] (download-util) ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz: DOWNLOADING
[2025-02-18 14:13:26.462] [info] (download-util) ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz: FINISHED
[2025-02-18 14:13:26.463] [info] (download-util) Download Completed: ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz, size: 234074612
[2025-02-18 14:13:26.463] [info] (configure-distro) downloadTarResponse { success: true }
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.096] [info] (configure-distro) verifyChecksum Checksum matches
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.097] [info] (configure-distro) importDistro(BrowserWindow)
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.476] [error] (configure-distro) importDistro Command failed: wsl --import NVIDIA-Workbench “C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\AI Workbench Distro” “C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\Temp\ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz” --version 2

[2025-02-18 14:13:27.476] [info] (configure-distro) importDistroResponse { success: false, error: ‘import-error’ }
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.476] [info] (configure-distro) installDistroResponse(): error installDistroResponse.error import-error
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.477] [error] (configure-distro-channel) Unknown Error
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.477] [info] (renderer) SERVICE: configureDistro(), CHANNEL: configure_distro
[2025-02-18 14:13:27.478] [info] (renderer) Navigating to app-error, /distro-progress
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.116] [info] (renderer) SERVICE: close(), CHANNEL: close
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.117] [info] (close-window-channel) closeWindow.handle()
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.117] [info] (close-window) close()
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.118] [info] (createWindow-installer) saveState()
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.118] [info] (createWindow-installer) getCurrentPosition()
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.186] [info] (download-util) Download closeCallback() triggered by close event C:\Users\a_steveb\AppData\Local\Temp\ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.187] [info] (close-window-channel) { success: true }
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.195] [info] (app-quit) app.on(window-all-closed) Windows closed safe to quit application
[2025-02-18 14:13:31.208] [info] (download-util) ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz: STOPPED

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Hi @steve.beals

Thanks for posting this.

We are working through the details of this ourselves at the moment. Will let you know when we know.

It would be good to learn about the why and what of this from your end.

If you are down to chat, please email aiworkbench-support@nvidia.com to get something setup.

Tyler