I have a problem to start the docker machine
Just out of curiosity: what sort of response are you expecting for your post?
In short: the error message indicates that your computer does not meet the hardware requirement. Probably the virtualization support is deactivated in the bios.
If itâs a company computer, please talk to your it helpdesk. If itâs a private compute: please google and find out how to enable the virtualization support in the bios of your computer.
You need to solve this one on your own.
âThanks for the suggestion. Iâve already enabled virtualization in the BIOS, but the issue still persists. Let me know if thereâs anything else I can try.â
Since Docker Desktop depends on WSL2: you can google on how to install WSL2.
If WSL2 is working, Docker Desktop should be working as well, as it runs the Docker Engine as WSL2 distribution on the WSL2 utility vm.
Funny, you tell people to google it, but the first google link was to this page. So now i am stuck in an infinite loop.
âwhat sort of response are you expecting for your post?â
A useful one 
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More recent posts can become the first one in Google search results so I would not stop there Note that my previous sentence was only a reaction to the infinite loop part.
The error message indicates your machine is not compatible with Docker Desktop. Can you share what your Windows version is?
And how did you install Docker Desktop? I never remember how it works, but I think there should have been a choice between HyperV and WSL2. Which one did you choose?
If it is WSL2, you will need WSL2 properly installed on your machine. You can test it by simply running the âwslâ command in powershell or command line. If you get a Linux prompt, you have WSL, but you will need WSL2. So you can run
wsl -l -v
That should list the existing WSL distributions if you have any and you should see verison 2.
If you only have the Docker Desktop WSL distribution, you can install an âubuntuâ distribution or any of the available you like.
You can also install a distribution from th Microsoft Store.
If that fails, you still need to fix the vitualization issue.
You can recheck the requirements in the documentation:
Depending on how you installed Docker Desktop, you can try another method. For example if you downloaded the installer, you can try uninstalling it and installing again from the Microsoft Store. I prefer downloading the instaler as I once tried the Microsoft Store and I think I didnât get the latest updates, but trying another method may work for you if that method also configures requirements.
If you share which backend you tried (WSL or HyperV) we can contrinue from there, bit it would realyl help if you could also share which requirements you confirmed to be met in the list of requirements in the documentarion.
Also: Are you the first user from another account or do you have the same issue?
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Based on the information of your first post?
If I google âhow to install WSL2.â I get the link @rimelek shared in his post as first result.
We are no magicians that can guess what a problem is based on insufficient information. This is a community forum where we guide people that are trying to help themselves. It requires engagement on your part, where you share what you tried and what the result was, so we can develop ideas based on the shared information on how a possible solution could look like.
I hope you will find a solution!
Thanks, that helped a lot!
I was missing the BIOS virtualization enabling. For some reason I thought I had previously enabled that
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