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i try to instal Docker Desktop 2.3.0.2 (45183 on window 10 Pro versio 1909
Error message “cannot enable hyper-v service”
Any help would be apreciated
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DockerDesktopVM failed to start is driving me crazy. My work computer is a windows 10 and works perfectly installing Docker Desktop… but my personal computer will not start: BIOS virtualization is ON, Hyper-V is enabled… but when my docker starts linux containers… ERROR.
During instalation of docker I checked enable Hyper-V. And after restart my computer. I got popup with that "Error occured: Cannot enable hyper-v service"
I checked that I have enabled Hyper-V and virtualization in BIOS.
So I did disabl/enable Hyper-V every time with system restart
More concrete steps:
got to ‘Apps and Features’.
Select Programs and Features on the right under related settings.
Select Turn Windows Features on or off. Unselect Hyper-V and click OK. (So I disable it)
Restart computer
After restart I go to:
‘Apps and Features’.
Select Programs and Features on the right under related settings.
Select Turn Windows Features on or off. select Hyper-V and click OK. (So I enable it)
Computer restart
After restart, docker worked correcly
I restart my computer few times before that way. I reinstall docker desktop few times…
After every select/unselect Hyper-V during restart process windows looks like during upgrade process…
I am also stuck in the problem getting the error “Cannot enable Hyper-V service”…
I turned on Hyper-v in Bios and windows apps and feathers
I also unselected and selected the Hyper-v
but still the error comes to me…
Of course, I already did it. but no effect.
Maybe I think my problem comes from the cause of AMD CPU(Ryzen 5 2600), because docker works very well on my other intel i5 computer (same OS, win10 ver 1903)
I figured out hyper-v manager doesn’t installed when I enable the Hyper-v service in Windows Features and restart. I don’t know why that manager didn’t installed.
I got stuck with the same issue "Error message “cannot enable hyper-v service”. With the reference of above suggestions these steps helped me 1. Restart, in BIOS settings, enable virtualization features [ press ‘Esc’, ‘delete’ or F10 depends on your HW, go to BIOS settings -> Advanced -> device settings -> select virtualization checkbox(s) ] 2. As described here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v enable Hyper-V all checkboxes 3. Restart the system and then run the docker - you should be all set!
Update Bios and later in settings, enable virtualization features.
in app & features -> programs $ features Enable Hyper-V and DISABLE Virtual Machin Plataform and Windows Hypervisor Plataform (those options could give you conflicts).
Check in windows services if Hyper-V Host Compute Service and Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management are running.
I realize its an old thread but just want to put out what fixed mine. I had ubuntu as a dual boot with my windows 10. As soon as I removed grub and ubuntu, I could enable hyper-v easily. I think temporarily disabling grub would work fine instead of removing it like I did.
On my Windows 10 Enterprise 1803, with Docker Desktop 2.3.0.4, I was getting the same error again and again when starting Docker Desktop: “cannot enable hyper-v service”.
Windows Hyper-V features all enabled, BIOS okay.
The I kept that dialog open, and checked the dockers icon in the system try: I could use it’s the context menu and switch to windows containers! It was by default on linux container, the installer is not asking that…
After that: closed that error dialog and started docker desktop again -> works now.
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