Docker for Windows in AWS machine

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Hi,

Can we install Docker for Windows in AWS Windows machine.

We are getting the below error while installing in AWS Windows machine.

Unable to start: The running command stopped because the preference variable “ErrorActionPreference” or common parameter is set to Stop: ‘MobyLinuxVM’ failed to start.

Failed to start the virtual machine ‘MobyLinuxVM’ because one of the Hyper-V components is not running.

’MobyLinuxVM’ failed to start.

The Virtual Machine Management Service failed to start the virtual machine ‘MobyLinuxVM’ because one of the Hyper-V components is not running

Please help.

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Docker for Windows uses a Linux VM running in Hyper-V, so the question is: Can you run Hyper-V inside a VM virtualized using a completely different technology? This question is around since years and the answer was always no. Remember that even on your local PC you can’t enable Hyper-V and install Virtualbox in parallel. Windows Server 2016 supports nested virtualization, but then you have Hyper-V inside Hyper-V.
Have you read the documentation on Amazon about how to use Docker in an Amazon Linux instance?