Just tested it on windows 10, so other OS version may not able to run as I have done.


Checking Availability

Before starting setup docker, you should check if your windows is enabled for virtualization on task manager as following steps:


Type windows button → type "taskmgr" and press enter key → click "Performance" tab and check "CPU" → Verify if Virtualization is Enabled or not


Setup a Docker on Windows 10

Download Docker at https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/#download-docker-for-windows

You will see the following dialog when installation is started:

Docker version I installed is 2.2.0.0 as following:

Once installation is done, the windows needs to be restarted, and you will see following icon on bottom right side when you click :

And you may have to put your Docker ID and password in order to make it work:


Check docker version

If everything is okay, you can check if your docker is correctly working or not on command line.

docker version

Followings are the example