Docker no longer starting correctly after Windows update

Docker Desktop
1

I just installed updates for Windows and now my Docker no longer runs. I just get this on permanently:

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All the settings buttons are disabled and I can’t run the diagnostics.

wsl --list --verbose
  NAME              STATE           VERSION
* Ubuntu            Stopped         2
  docker-desktop    Stopped         2

Docker Desktop:
Version: 4.41.2 (191736)
Engine: 28.1.1
Compose: v2.35.1-desktop.1
Credential Helper: v0.9.3
Kubernetes: v1.32.2

Windows:

Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
Installed on ‎14/‎02/‎2025
OS build 26100.4061
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.84.0
2

Why? Do you get an error message? Or do you mean you can’t from the GUI? You can do it from the terminal too

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot-and-support/troubleshoot/#diagnose-from-the-terminal

3

Same thing happened to me after an update yesterday. I have reinstalled Docker desktop to make it work again but be careful and save your containers first if you have to do it.