Can Docker 1.12 be installed into windows 7 64 bit system?

Docker Desktop for Windows
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    • Moby Notification > Diagose & Feedback on Windows
  • a reproducible case if this is a bug, Dockerfiles FTW
  • page URL if this is a docs issue or the name of a man page
  • host distribution and version ( OSX 10.10.x, OSX 10.11.x, Windows, etc )

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It cannot, see the FAQ: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/faqs/

Docker Toolbox works on Windows 7.

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Which version of docker toolbox in for docker 1.12?

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The official toolbox release is 1.11 but there are 1.12 release clients here: https://github.com/docker/toolbox/releases

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Can you please explain that where is the difference lies into 1.11 and 1.12 client

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The main difference is the version of the Docker Engine that’s installed inside of Docker Toolbox

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So if I install docker Toolbox 1.12 can I get the features of docker 1.12 in windows 7 is this possible?

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I think that should work! I don’t know whether anyone has tested docker swarm init, but let us know how it goes