Docker Desktop Failed to Initialize

After updating the Docker Desktop to the latest version successfully, the docker was acting up and refused to start up. To fix this issue, try to delete below folders.

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Docker
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Docker
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop

Once deleted, you should be able to start Docker Desktop as normal.

If the docker is stuck at starting, run below two commands in powershell.

wsl --unregister docker-desktop
wsl --unregister docker-desktop-data

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9 Responses

  1. Sven says:

    Works! Thank you.

  2. comwenga says:

    same 🙂

  3. Claire says:

    Thank you, been getting this error for a few weeks & everything we tried like changing it from running WSL2 to Hyper V didn’t work, but as soon as I deleted these folders it popped up, thank you so much!

  4. Dan Kinsella says:

    Saved my morning.. thanks!

  5. rltruthly says:

    Cool. Thanks! It works!

  6. kdia92kd says:

    Amazing – this is the solution!

  7. Hari says:

    It works – thank you

  8. simon says:

    bro i love you

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