# DockerDesktopVM failed to start

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/dockerdesktopvm-failed-to-start/94913>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** docker, windows\
**Created:** [June 1, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/dockerdesktopvm-failed-to-start/94913 "2020-06-01T21:17:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![teafg327](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@teafg327](https://forums.docker.com/u/teafg327)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/dockerdesktopvm-failed-to-start/94913/1 "2020-06-01T21:17:28Z")

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DockerDesktopVM failed to start is driving me crazy. My work computer is a windows 10 and works perfectly installing Docker Desktop… but my personal computer will not start: BIOS virtualization is ON, Hyper-V is enabled… but when my docker starts linux containers… ERROR.

Please HELP!!!  
thanks so much

- Issue type -\> installation and start ERROR
- OS Version/build -\> WIndows Pro
- App version -\> Docker version 19.03.8, build afacb8b

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**Author:** ![charlemana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@charlemana](https://forums.docker.com/u/charlemana)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/dockerdesktopvm-failed-to-start/94913/3 "2020-12-19T15:51:20Z")

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If you are using WSL i.e. in Docker Desktop \> General \> Use the WSL 2 based engine; make sure to install WSL 2 properly: this was the reason why Docker wasn’t running for me. I followed the instructions on [this page](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package)