Reboot#

Restart your PC to stop / discard any vestige of the daemon running from the previously installed version.

Unset DOCKER_HOST#

The DOCKER_HOST environmental variable does not need to be set. If you use bash, use the command unset ${!DOCKER_*} to unset it. For other shells, consult the shell's documentation.

Make sure Docker is running for webserver examples#

For the hello-world-nginx example and others, Docker Desktop must be running to get to the webserver on http://localhost/. Make sure that the Docker whale is showing in the menu bar, and that you run the Docker commands in a shell that is connected to the Docker Desktop Engine. Otherwise, you might start the webserver container but get a "web page not available" error when you go to docker.

How to solve port already allocated errors#

If you see errors like Bind for 0.0.0.0:8080 failed: port is already allocated or listen tcp:0.0.0.0:8080: bind: address is already in use ...

These errors are often caused by some other software on Windows using those ports. To discover the identity of this software, either use the resmon.exe GUI and click "Network" and then "Listening Ports" or in a PowerShell use netstat -aon | find /i "listening " to discover the PID of the process currently using the port (the PID is the number in the rightmost column). Decide whether to shut the other process down, or to use a different port in your docker app.

Docker Desktop fails to start when anti-virus software is installed#

Some anti-virus software may be incompatible with Hyper-V and Microsoft Windows 10 builds. The conflict typically occurs after a Windows update and manifests as an error response from the Docker daemon and a Docker Desktop start failure.

For a temporary workaround, uninstall the anti-virus software, or explore other workarounds suggested on Docker Desktop forums.