# Docker Desktop Install Failed

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-install-failed/136226>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [May 27, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-install-failed/136226 "2023-05-27T15:33:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![onkarkotasthane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/onkarkotasthane/32/40864_2.png) [@onkarkotasthane](https://forums.docker.com/u/onkarkotasthane)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-install-failed/136226/1 "2023-05-27T15:33:48Z")

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**Docker Desktop installation failed**  
**Could not load file or assembly ‘Newtonsoft.Json, Version = 13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed’ or one of its dependencies. he module was expected to contain an assembly manifest.**

System Configuration-  
OS Edition: Windows 11 Pro  
OS Version: 22H2  
OS Build: 22621.1555

**Please help me to fix this!**

Thanks!

![error_screenshot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/docker/original/3X/6/1/6181465106216a97b01ca4047547a4a4331b5b8b.png)

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**Author:** ![esashiero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/esashiero/32/55840_2.png) [@esashiero](https://forums.docker.com/u/esashiero)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-desktop-install-failed/136226/2 "2025-01-12T20:50:49Z")

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I have that exact problem for months now. Finally found the solution using fuslogvw.  
The path to the file contained spaces or maybe it was the special character, or because it wasn’t on my main drive but whatever it was, the installer did not like that :

“D:\CORE\Programmes\Programmes - DL\Docker Desktop Installer.exe”  
Moved to my desktop :  
“C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Docker Desktop Installer.exe”

Install finally went through. Hopefully I’m at least able to help one guy stuck like me lol