I started Docker Desktop on Windows 11 and it didn’t show any UI or tray icon. But in the Task Manager all processes are working.
I tried to reinstall it many times and check/uncheck Hyper-V, but nothing helped.
Is there at least a “Docker” meni item in the start menu or on the desktop?
Yes, I start it from the Start Menu. All processes are running ok in the Task Manager. I don’t have UI and tray icon
Some ideas I can think of.
- Do you have multiple monitors or some kind of virtual monitor on which Docker Desktop could open?
- Does pressing ALT+TAB help you to switch to the Docker Desktop UI?
- Do you have an Antivirus that you can temporarily disable (you can try it without internet) and reinstall Docker Desktop?
- Does running the following command from powershell or cmd work?
docker ps - You can try the self-diagnose tool: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot/overview/#self-diagnose-tool from terminal
- and check the logs: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot/overview/#check-the-logs
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Hi. Thanks for your recommendations, but they didn’t help me((
- No, I’m using only one monitor.
- I have only Microsoft Security. I tried to switch it off and tried to reinstall Docker without the internet, but it didn’t help either.
- The command “docker ps” doesn’t work.
- I tried the sefl-diagnose tool but in the logs all is OK.
Then the problem is not just the GUI.
I know that there are some Windows services so you could check those in the list of Windows services. You could try to check the Windows Event logs and also make sure you are trying to install it as an Administrator user. There is a folder in your users home called “.docker”. You can delete that before reinstalling. That is not Windows related just a general advice.
I tried my best, but I work on macOS and Linux, so I think I’m out of ideas if the above recommendations don’t help. You can wait here for more people or try to report it on GitHub:
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Hi! Tnx for your help. My problem was solved after uninstalling Docker, cleaning the register, and reinstalling Docker.
A somewhat similar problem here, also on Windows 11 Pro. First time I start Docker Destop, UI shows as expected. If I shut it down and start it again - no UI. Only reboot helps.
Hi, 2026 here (after installing a fresh upate). THIS IS STILL THE CASE, WTF!
Having the same issue after updating (I am on windows 10)
Hi,
after upgrading to 4.63.0 the UI does not start.
De- and reinstalling does not succeed even reinstalled wls
Electron log:
2026-03-06T13:21:37.895Z info [WEB-CONTENT] Registering app://
2026-03-06T13:21:37.901Z info [TRAY] Creating tray menu
2026-03-06T13:21:38.168Z info [WINDOW] Open app://dd/new-license?utm_source=new_license_page {
windowOptions: {
width: 800,
height: 500,
minWidth: 500,
minHeight: 400,
alwaysOnTop: true,
trafficLightPosition: { x: 10, y: 12 }
}
}
2026-03-06T13:21:38.214Z info [SSE] Connecting to extensionsManager:/events
2026-03-06T13:21:38.214Z info Host config environment is prod
2026-03-06T13:21:38.215Z info [BUGSNAG] Setting analytics enabled: true
2026-03-06T13:21:38.216Z info [SSE] Connecting to extensionsManager:/events
2026-03-06T13:21:38.252Z error [HTTP] GET /system/editor: Not Found ({“message”:“no editor found”})
2026-03-06T13:21:38.274Z info [WEB-CONTENT] Serving page HTML (67 feature flags)
2026-03-06T13:21:38.348Z error Failed to open UI Object [Error] {
name: ‘Error’,
message: “ERR_FAILED (-2) loading ‘app://dd/new-license?utm_source=new_license_page’”,
stack: “Error: ERR_FAILED (-2) loading ‘app://dd/new-license?utm_source=new_license_page’\n” +
’ at rejectAndCleanup (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:85718)\n’ +
’ at finishListener (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:85880)\n’ +
’ at WebContents.stopLoadingListener (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:86267)\n’ +
’ at WebContents.emit (node:events:519:28)',
errno: -2,
code: ‘ERR_FAILED’,
url: ‘app://dd/new-license?utm_source=new_license_page’
}
Windows event log also shows an info about vbusage…
cscript.exe;Docker Desktop.exe;com.docker.backend.exe;com.docker.backend.exe