Docker daemon is not running - docker

Question

Newbie in this area. I have installed the new version of Docker in my windows PC. I am using windows 10 Pro. I have tried the very basic docker command but it is not working. I have also run the docker as administrator. Getting the below error always
docker: error during connect: Post http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.39/containers/create: open //./pipe/docker_engine: Zugriff verweigert In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.

Answer 1

Doing an combination of following two things might help :
- Exit docker from tray (lower right hand of the windows desktop)
- Relaunch it as administrator (Start Menu --> Type "Docker" --> Right Click the icon --> "Run as Administrator"
Please see if you still get the error.

Answer 2

Seems to be related to the below issue:
I had the same issue - I was able to resolve the issue by running
power shell with Admin privs. I validated this was the same behavior
for running the commands via elevated cmd prompt. It also enabled
docker run hello-world command which was returning the error message
...Access is denied. In the default daemon configuration on Windows,
the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also
indicate that the docker daemon is not running.
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Answer 3

I did the following :
In windows you can go to the show hidden icon in the taskbar, hover your cursor on the docker icon and right click then a drop down menu will be shown and from that click restart.
press windows key + R
%appdata%\Docker
delete all the the files in the folder
killed the docker process in task bar.
try to open docker gui again.
check out this link if none of the above works, check out this link : Docker cannot start on Windows
check link : https://bobcares.com/blog/docker-error-response-from-daemon-i-o-timeout/
if nothing is work try to uninstall and reinstall the docker.

Answer 4

What worked for me:: First clicking on troubleshoot and then doing reset to factory defaults.
Warning: the existing containers will be gone

Answer 5

I got this error because my Docker Desktop was not running. Resolved by starting Docker Desktop.

Answer 6

If you don't have any WSL installed :
Ensure that the Hyper-V feature enabled, you can do this by searching "Turn Windows features On or Off".
Using Docker desktop, disable the option to "Use the WSL 2 based engine"(which is recommended, so only use if you don't have any WSL installed).Docker desktop settings

Answer 7

In case, Docker Deamon is still not running when using it for the first time, this video might help. I solved this issue by downloading WSL 2 file and installing it manually on my windows machine.

Answer 8

I also have the same error while i try to run docker, the problem in my case is i never install WSL2 linux kernal in my window. After installation my docker running well.
follow these steps to make your docker running well in windows.
First uninstall your current docker and make sure your window have the following features:
Hyper-V installed and working
Virtualization enabled in the BIOS
Hypervisor enabled at Windows startup
This link guide you to complete above steps
Now open this link to download the WSL 2 linux kernal pakage
After the installation of WSL 2 is done. Install your docker again, follow the instructions and it will work perfectly.

Answer 9

By simply opening the Docker on the desktop just
and restarting
the Docker, you can easily resolve it.
Open the troubleshoot of Docker and restart the docker as shown in this image.
Troubleshooting docker

Answer 10

I faced the same issue and what worked for me is
Navigate to the below link, download and install the Linux kernel update package (step4)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package
Make sure to restart your system after installation

Answer 11

What worked for me:
Go to Docker Desktop > Troubleshoot (the bug icon) > Reset to factory defaults. All containers need to be pulled again from registry but was up again in no time.
Hope this works for someone!

Answer 12

Two things:
Run the docker as administrator
Run Powershell as administrator
and see the trick.

Answer 13

Step 1 - Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux
Open PowerShell as Administrator (Start menu > PowerShell > right-click > Run as Administrator) and enter this command:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
Step 2 - Enable Virtual Machine feature
Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
Step 3 - Download the Linux kernel update package
WSL2 Linux kernel update package for x64 machine
Run the update package downloaded in the previous step
Step 4
Open PowerShell and run this command to set WSL 2 as the default version when installing a new Linux distribution:
wsl --set-default-version 2
Step 5
Restart you PC
note - Please enable Virtualization Technology from the boot menu its important
to check and verify: Go to taskmanager and click on the performance and see Virtualization enable or not.
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Open Powershell and run bellow cmd:
cd "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker"
./DockerCli.exe -SwitchDaemon

Answer 14

After installation of Docker connect to PowerShell as admin and run below command.
It will start the Docker service.
Step 1> cd "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker"
Step 2> ./DockerCli.exe -SwitchDaemon

Answer 15

This thread was one of the first that I found, so wanted to compile some of the solutions I've found for various issues.
I am using Windows 11 & a first time docker install.
Issue 1: Docker desktop was 'stopped' and whenever I tried to run a package in the terminal I was getting a long message ending in: This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.
Solution:
Follow the official steps on how to install WSL 2 at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
Open PowerShell and run command:
wsl --update
Uninstall Docker.
Delete temporary data:
C:\Users<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Docker
C:\Users\ProgramData\Docker
C:\Users\ProgramData\DockerDesktop
Reinstall Docker, ensure wsl box is ticked during install.
Restart computer.
Run Docker as administrator.
Run PowerShell as administrator.
Run the following command:
& 'C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe' -SwitchDaemon
If this doesn't work, you may need to run the above command one or two more times.
Issue 2: Docker desktop settings check box 'Use the WSL 2 based engine (Windows Home can only run the WSL 2 backend)' was greyed out and unchecked.
Solution:
Open: C:\Users<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Docker\settings.json
Change: "wslEngineEnabled": false to "wslEngineEnabled": true
Reinstall Docker & restart computer. (not sure if necessary.)
Run Docker as administrator.
Run PowerShell as administrator.
Run the following command:
& 'C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe' -SwitchDaemon
If this doesn't work, you may need to run the above command one or two more times.

Answer 16

i tried numerous ways to solve this but i noticed that when my docker is not working, the Ubuntu app for windows shouldn't work also. As such after digging through numerous errors, i found that hypervisor launch is not enabled in my boot configuration (Windows). You can check if it is set to on using the command
bcdedit /enum | findstr -i hypervisorlaunchtype
if it is set to off, set it to auto
bcdedit /set {current} hypervisorlaunchtype Auto
now, if the docker issue is still not resolved, you can try switching the containers to ubuntu if it is not set yet, hope this helps.

Answer 17

I spent all day troubleshooting this exact issue (after a Windows 11 update, which a few other threads suggested might be the cause), and tried most things suggested in this thread.
What eventually worked was completely removing docker and WSL (guide here), rebooting, and reinstalling WSL then docker again.
Hope this helps someone else.

Answer 18

You can use cmd in centos 7
systemctl restart docker

Answer 19

Yes, suggested solution worked for me.
After installation of Docker connect to PowerShell as admin and run below command.
It will start the Docker service.
C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker/DockerCli.exe -SwitchDaemon