Docker Daemon is not running

[BharathMannem]

Windows 10 Pro
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> docker --version
Docker version 18.06.1-ce, build e68fc7a

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> docker ps
error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.38/containers/json: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. 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.

[shiviAgrawal1]

same issue with me.

[Casraw]

Run this as Administrator

[BharathMannem]

I tried that option too. You mean docker/ PowerShell

[Casraw]

Yes, but try also cmd. Like dockerd in powershell and docker in cmd. And stop the service when you start with that.

[medbelkheiri]

Same issue happening to me. Tried different options and doesn't solve it :

• Option 1 : Run through PowerShell with and without admin elevation
• Option 2 : Run it through cmd

[Casraw]

Ok what says dockerd? When your runn it in powershell (Do you have the nat interface, do you stop the service....)??

[QUDUSKUNLE]

same issue with me.

[RajeswariMamilla]

Same here

[rquintino]

Hi, I solved this running the docker for windows (dekstop app), as administrator (not the docker command)
like this:

hope it helps!
(was working fine, don't what caused this, update?)

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[benktesh]

I had to go through this problem.
I was able to resolve this by switching the docket daemon.
cd "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker"
./DockerCli.exe -SwitchDaemon

The solution was posted in (#1825).

[pcimring]

Hi, I solved this running the docker for windows (dekstop app), as administrator (not the docker command)
like this:

hope it helps!
(was working fine, don't what caused this, update?)

Worked for me (after restarting, logging in, and generally jumping through several hoops :)
Tx!

[Ankit3794]

mofcomp.exe C:\Windows\System32\wbem\NetNat.mof

worked for me!

[piyushbag]

@Ankit3794 getting the below error while running the above command

Microsoft (R) MOF Compiler Version 10.0.18362.1
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp. 1997-2006. All rights reserved.
Parsing MOF file: C:\Windows\System32\wbem\NetNat.mof
MOF file has been successfully parsed
Storing data in the repository...
An error occurred while processing item 1 defined on lines 5 - 12 in file C:\Windows\System32\wbem\NetNat.mof:
Error Number: 0x80041003, Facility: WMI
Description: Access denied
Compiler returned error 0x80041003

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