# Docker desktop error when trying to set up

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-error-when-trying-to-set-up/151865>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Created:** [June 15, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-error-when-trying-to-set-up/151865 "2026-06-15T00:24:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![tyler590](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/tyler590/32/50795_2.png) [@tyler590](https://forums.docker.com/u/tyler590)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-error-when-trying-to-set-up/151865/1 "2026-06-15T00:24:03Z")

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Got this diagnostic code when trying to set up a docker desktop…can anyone help?

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There was a problem with WSL An error occurred while running a WSL command. Please check your WSL configuration and try again. running wslexec: An error occurred while running the command. Wsl/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x800705b4: c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe–import-in-place docker-desktop \appdata\local\docker\wsl\main\ext4.vhdx: exit status 0xffffffff (stderr: , stdout: This operation returned because the timeout period expired. Error code: Wsl/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x800705b4 , wslErrorCode: Wsl/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/0x800705b4)

thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![meyay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/meyay/32/34000_2.png) [@meyay](https://forums.docker.com/u/meyay)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-error-when-trying-to-set-up/151865/2 "2026-06-15T16:08:07Z")

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Unfortunately there is not just a single problem with WSL1/2, and not a single solution that helps everyone. This is why Microsoft’s WSL troubleshooting guide is an extensive document:

> **[Troubleshooting Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/troubleshooting)**
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> Provides detailed information about common errors and issues people run into while running Linux on the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Once you get WSL working, Docker Desktop should work too.

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**Author:** ![rimelek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/rimelek/32/41602_2.png) [@rimelek](https://forums.docker.com/u/rimelek)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-error-when-trying-to-set-up/151865/3 "2026-06-16T15:18:35Z")

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The new Docker Desktop release go some fixes to give better error messages. I’m not sure if this is what the release note referred, but that release came out yesterday, so if you were still trying 4.77, you can try 4.78 too.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/docker/original/3X/d/4/d4fbccd46c81bfcffe9822e20e17736d946fa821.png) [@system](https://forums.docker.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-error-when-trying-to-set-up/151865/4 "2026-07-16T15:19:19Z")

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Closed on July 16, 2026, 3:19pm UTC

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