Unable to start Docker Container in Windows 10 - docker

Question

I am using Windows 10 pro and successfully installed Docker Client 18.09.0 and fetched hello-world docker image.
But when I try to run the image in container using docker run, it is giving the below error
C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Resources\bin\docker.exe: Error response from daemon: CreateComputeSystem 7b206637bedeb11c5f4bb8a5c12f941da3980a5c0e6e18d823f3323b6640a9de: The virtual machine could not be started because a required feature is not installed.
(extra info: {"SystemType":"Container","Name":"7b206637bedeb11c5f4bb8a5c12f941da3980a5c0e6e18d823f3323b6640a9de","Owner":"docker","IgnoreFlushesDuringBoot":true,"LayerFolderPath":"C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\windowsfilter\\7b206637bedeb11c5f4bb8a5c12f941da3980a5c0e6e18d823f3323b6640a9de","Layers":[{"ID":"ba045b84-94ef-5e96-a203-a8ef5cf53b41","Path":"C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\windowsfilter\\2cbe39538cedc860f14e954ceed1044a5760df8830e8dc21bcbd4d21e88bf8f3"},{"ID":"959d85fc-a8bf-595a-84f9-a083080f2e27","Path":"C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\windowsfilter\\3fc0987aeffab6be6b2bb0626867739cbad8dd80f42951e4e803b1e61b64543f"},{"ID":"40a5cfc0-ad6b-5b5e-85ff-dcd5826f380a","Path":"C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\windowsfilter\\3e839c40c3c413a579f0f60a6ad8ec03daa496dcb61cfc621c35788beb6ae0d4"},{"ID":"be5e886a-ec0d-50e8-a735-c2c9a8b717de","Path":"C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\windowsfilter\\12eddd7dc5f665f34ffebe1ff1600de14da8d7998950b9a3a180407b2781993a"}],"HostName":"7b206637bede","HvPartition":true,"EndpointList":["3C0F3EDA-3D0F-4C93-8908-C4DCB4FF6C8E"],"HvRuntime":{"ImagePath":"C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\windowsfilter\\3e839c40c3c413a579f0f60a6ad8ec03daa496dcb61cfc621c35788beb6ae0d4\\UtilityVM"},"AllowUnqualifiedDNSQuery":true}).
I am not sure what sure about the issue or what feature is not installed. When I searched the internet all the errors are about hyperv which is there in my environment. My docker info gives the below details by the way:
PS C:\Windows\system32> docker info
Containers: 14
Running: 0
Paused: 0
Stopped: 14
Images: 2
Server Version: 18.09.0
Storage Driver: windowsfilter
Windows:
Logging Driver: json-file
Plugins:
Volume: local
Network: ics l2bridge l2tunnel nat null overlay transparent
Log: awslogs etwlogs fluentd gelf json-file local logentries splunk syslog
Swarm: inactive
Default Isolation: hyperv
Kernel Version: 10.0 17763 (17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.134)
OSType: windows
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 4
Total Memory: 23.54GiB
Name: DESKTOP-6MOD0L8
ID: 4QC3:QQKX:2BS2:P2JG:RUZA:3MK2:RAQ7:ZW7V:Q6YZ:5S56:Z3GQ:WXDC
Docker Root Dir: C:\ProgramData\Docker
Debug Mode (client): false
Debug Mode (server): true
File Descriptors: -1
Goroutines: 26
System Time: 2018-12-10T12:14:05.5454663+05:30
EventsListeners: 1
Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
Labels:
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
127.0.0.0/8
Live Restore Enabled: false
Product License: Community Engine

Answer 1

Just in case someone is using a Windows 10 Virtual Machine like me you can use the following command in power shell.
Set-VMProcessor -VMName my_virtual_machine -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions $true
Remember to run as Administrator before executing the command else it will give you an error saying you don't have permissions.

Answer 2

This helped me with the same problem (I have virtualization enabled, but you can double-check on the Task Manager -> Performance tab):
Uninstall hyper-v (found in Windows Features)
Restart PC
Install hyper-v
Restart PC
Now you hopefully can build your container.
Source: https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/2956#issuecomment-514572084

Answer 3

If you're running Docker with Hyper-V you may need to go into your BIOS and enable virtualization
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/canitpro/2015/09/08/step-by-step-enabling-hyper-v-for-use-on-windows-10/
I ran into this error with a recent Docker for Windows install and that was the culprit.

Answer 4

I was trying to run RavenDB docker container in Windows 10. My Windows 10 is a virtual machine running in Parallels Desktop on Mac OS.
To be able to run it I had to enable the Nested Virtualization feature on Parallels:
Nested Hyper-V support in Parallels Desktop virtual machines
Having that disabled was causing the RavenDB container to not start with that generic message:
"the virtual machine could not be started because a required feature is
not installed."
By the way, to get the log while starting docker on the command line you can do this:
docker run -it ravendb/ravendb:windows-nanoserver-latest > C:/Temp/docker-log.txt 2>&1d
This may help you debug what's causing the issue...

Answer 5

Try the following:
Uninstall docker, reboot
Uncheck Hyper-V and Windows Container in Windows Features, reboot
Completely remove docker, reboot
Re-install docker, maybe try edge