Docker on windows fails with //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified

I have removed the modules and packages with “Uninstall_Module dockermsftprovider” and “Uninstall_Package docker -ProviderName dockermsftprovider”

rebooted
and then reinstalled docker

rebooted and this is what I get still
S C:\Users\Administrator> docker ps
docker : error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.26/containers/json: open
//./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. In the default daemon configuration on
Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker
daemon is not running.
At line:1 char:1

  • docker ps
  •   + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (error during co...is not running.:String) [], RemoteException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError