I'm getting an error related to 'LxssManager'. What does that mean and how can I fix it?

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I'm getting an error related to 'LxssManager'. What does that mean and how can I fix it?
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The LxssManager is responsible for managing WSL sessions. Errors often indicate a problem with WSL itself. Try restarting WSL using `wsl --shutdown` in PowerShell. If that doesn't work, consider resetting your WSL distribution (be aware this will delete data within the distribution).