2 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
index 81f1d187f..f13482b50 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
@@ -638,13 +638,13 @@ func installScripts(dist string) error {
 }
 
 func checkAndInstallWSL(opts machine.InitOptions) (bool, error) {
-	if isWSLInstalled() {
+	if IsWSLInstalled() {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
 	admin := hasAdminRights()
 
-	if !isWSLFeatureEnabled() {
+	if !IsWSLFeatureEnabled() {
 		return false, attemptFeatureInstall(opts, admin)
 	}
 
@@ -1105,9 +1105,10 @@ func waitPipeExists(pipeName string, retries int, checkFailure func() error) err
 	return err
 }
 
-func isWSLInstalled() bool {
-	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "--status")
+func IsWSLInstalled() bool {
+	cmd := SilentExecCmd("wsl", "--status")
 	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	cmd.Stderr = nil
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -1131,9 +1132,8 @@ func isWSLInstalled() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func isWSLFeatureEnabled() bool {
-	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "--set-default-version", "2")
-	return cmd.Run() == nil
+func IsWSLFeatureEnabled() bool {
+	return SilentExec("wsl", "--set-default-version", "2") == nil
 }
 
 func isWSLRunning(dist string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
index 6c74e5652..6613bde1f 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -343,3 +344,17 @@ func sendQuit(tid uint32) {
 	postMessage := user32.NewProc("PostThreadMessageW")
 	postMessage.Call(uintptr(tid), WM_QUIT, 0, 0)
 }
+
+func SilentExec(command string, args ...string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{CreationFlags: 0x08000000}
+	cmd.Stdout = nil
+	cmd.Stderr = nil
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func SilentExecCmd(command string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{CreationFlags: 0x08000000}
+	return cmd
+}