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Docker Desktop

Personal computers should be capable of installing Docker Desktop

Minimum Requirements for Installing Docker Desktop on Windows

WSL2 Backend
  • WSL version 1.1.3.0 or later.
  • Windows 11 64-bit: Home or Pro version 21H2 or higher, or Enterprise or Education version 21H2 or higher.
  • Windows 10 64-bit:
    • We recommend Home or Pro 22H2 (build 19045) or higher, or Enterprise or Education 22H2 (build 19045) or higher.
    • Minimum required is Home or Pro 21H2 (build 19044) or higher, or Enterprise or Education 21H2 (build 19044) or higher.
  • Turn on the WSL 2 feature on Windows. For detailed instructions, refer to the Microsoft documentation.
  • The following hardware prerequisites are required to successfully run WSL 2 on Windows 10 or Windows 11:
Hyper-V Backend and Windows Containers
  • Windows 11 64-bit: Pro version 21H2 or higher, or Enterprise or Education version 21H2 or higher.
  • Windows 10 64-bit:
    • We recommend Home or Pro 22H2 (build 19045) or higher, or Enterprise or Education 22H2 (build 19045) or higher.
    • Minimum required is Home or Pro 21H2 (build 19044) or higher, or Enterprise or Education 21H2 (build 19044) or higher.

    For Windows 10 and Windows 11 Home, see the system requirements in WSL 2 backend.

  • Turn on Hyper-V and Containers Windows features.
  • The following hardware prerequisites are required to successfully run Client Hyper-V on Windows 10:

Install Docker Desktop

  • Docker for Mac
    • Note that Docker Desktop won’t run if you do not agree to the terms. You can choose to accept the terms at a later date by opening Docker Desktop.
  • Docker for Windows
    • When prompted, ensure the Use WSL 2 instead of Hyper-V option on the Configuration page is selected or not depending on your choice of backend.If your system only supports one of the two options, you will not be able to select which backend to use.
  • Docker for Linux

 

Last Updated: April 26, 2024