Simple steps to install docker desktop on windows.

Prerequisites

  1. Check that your machine matches the sytem requirements https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/install/.
  2. Confirm that Hyper-V is enabled under windows features.

Install steps

  1. Use this link for direct download of Docker Desktop Installer https://desktop.docker.com/win/main/amd64/Docker%20Desktop%20Installer.exe
  2. Double click the installer once downloaded.
  3. Once installation completes, open start menu & launch Docker Desktop.
  4. If starting the docker engine fails due to virtualizations issues, enable the following under windows features.
    • Virtual Machine Platform
    • Windows Subsystem for Linux
    • Hyper-V
    • Virtualization enabled in BIOS: Check if its enabled in Task Manager > Perfomance > CPU
      • If Task Manager says Virtualization is disabled yet you’ve enabled in BIOS, Open an administrative console prompt, and Run bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto then Restart.

    For more elaborate instructions & further reading, check out https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/troubleshoot/#virtualization

Further Configuration(InComplete)

  1. To change docker native images location on Windows 10, use the following links