Windows Docker Desktop startup failed

Aug 20, 2021#Docker891

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On Windows, if Docker Desktop fails to start and displays a timeout error message, it may be due to Docker not properly exiting during a Windows update. Deleting certain data files in the Docker directories can resolve the issue.

Encountered an issue on Docker Desktop on Windows where clicking the Docker icon does not start the application, and after a while, a dialog box pops up:

Dialog Box

The Chinese prompt should be: Operation timed out.

Solution#

It may be because Docker hasn't exited properly during a Windows update? Then, after restarting the computer, Docker detects that a certain file is still in use but cannot be accessed.

Deleting a few Docker data files should resolve the issue:

C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\Docker
C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Roaming\Docker
C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop

Reference Links#

Docker failed to initialize
Docker failed to initialize.Operation timed out