docker desktop wont start- endless screen of loading. tried many ways to resolve but nothing helps
Please share what opening system you use, and what screen you are referring to. We are not looking through your eyes, and don’t know when and where it happens.
Same issue windows 11 (Windows 11, version 25H2, updated today 2026-03 Update (KB5086672) (26200.8117))
Docker Version 4.67.0 (222858) (just updated)
Updated windows today and then Docker later.
looking at windows logs im just seeing:
[2026-04-01T22:49:34.064797300Z] [22:49:34.064797300Z][main.ipc ] (6ff3f549-677) 5ef08f08-engines C->S init GET /ping
[2026-04-01T22:49:35.065158800Z] [22:49:35.065158800Z][main.ipc ][W] (6ff3f549-677) 5ef08f08-engines C<-S ConnectionClosed GET /ping (1.0003615s): Get "http://ipc/ping": context deadline exceeded
[2026-04-01T22:49:35.166122800Z] [22:49:35.166122800Z][main.ipc ] (6ff3f549-678) 5ef08f08-engines C->S init GET /ping
[2026-04-01T22:49:35.444202800Z] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":"<< HEAD /_ping Internal Server Error: context deadline exceeded (10.0001679s)","time":"2026-04-02T00:49:35.444202800+02:00"}
the only other thing i could vind is an api version mismatch but none tried a bunch of versions to no avail.