Docker installation instructions can be seen in this link. If you do not want to study the instructions there, we have summarized the process that you need to follow in the next steps. The process will require administration access during many of the steps described here.
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Download Desktop Docker for Windows installer (https://desktop.docker.com/win/main/amd64/Docker%20Desktop%20Installer.exe, approximately 540 MB)
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Run the Docker installer. You will need administrator access for this step.
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The installer will give the option of “Use WSL 2 instead of Hyper-V” on a configuration page which it will show you. You MUST select the option of “Use WSL 2…”. Because of this, the installer will install WSL 2, the Windows Subsystem for Linux. You might need administrator access for this step.
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The installer will perform one or more restarts during installation. Once again, after your machine restarts you might or might not be asked to need administrator access one more time for the installation to complete.
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When the installer is complete, you need to add your Windows name to a user group which can control Docker. To do so, start the command prompt tool with administrator rights. The folder/directory that you are in is not important. Simply type in the following command in it, by replacing <user_name> with your Windows user name
net localgroup docker-users <user_name> /add
- When you run the above command, if you happen to get ‘System error 1378’ that ‘The specified account name is already a member of the group', that is ok, you do not need to worry.
The installation is over and you should now be able to start Docker from the start menu; do so because it is needed for the next installation.