In my scenario, I needed to install WSL 2 and my computer didn’t have it.
Installing it made docker run successfully.
Try the below steps if you are installing docker for the first time.
First, we need to activate WSL from Windows.
Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features Turn On or Off
You need to check
- Windows Subsystem For Linux
- Windows Hypervisor Platform
- Virtual Machine Platform
Then Click ok
After that, you need to Enable WSL 1 and update it to WSL 2 (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#manual-installation-steps)
To Install WSL 1 which comes built-in, open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
After that download the WSL 2 update from Microsoft. Use below this: WSL2 Linux kernel update package for x64 machines
After installing the above package, you need to set WSL 2 as the default version.
Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
wsl --set-default-version 2
Now restart your computer. Now your docker should work.
Please note that to update to WSL 2, you must be running Windows 10.
- For x64 systems: Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher.
- For ARM64 systems: Version 2004 or higher, with Build 19041 or higher.