Hello, I’m encountering an issue when trying to start Docker Desktop on Windows. After installation, when I attempt to launch the application, I get the following error:
An unexpected error occurred
starting services: initializing Docker API Proxy: setting up docker api proxy listener: open \\.\pipe\docker_engine: Access is denied.
The diagnostics feature does not return any results — it just loads indefinitely after clicking “Gather diagnostics”.
I’ve already tried:
- Running Docker Desktop as administrator
- Verifying the Docker service in
services.msc - Ensuring my user account has administrative privileges
- Attempting to reset Docker to factory defaults
- Reinstalling Docker Desktop completely
Nothing worked so far, and I’m unable to use Docker on my machine. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!