Error on Docker Desktop startup

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Issue Type: Docker failing to start after a clean install
OS Version/Build: 10.0.19045
App Version: Docker Desktop 4.5.1 with WSL2 installed/enabled
Steps to reproduce: Launch Docker

Description of issue:

Getting an error on launch when opening Docker Desktop. This error comes up in a Docker Desktop Error window as well as a Microsoft.NET Framework window. I have googled this error and am unable to find a fix for the problem. I have done a full uninstall and purge of all docker files/folders and reinstalled it.

The error displayed:

System.InvalidOperationException:
Failed to set version to docker-desktop: exit code: -1
stdout: Unsupported console settings. In order to use this feature, the legacy console must be disabled. stderr:
at Docker.ApiServices.WSL2.WslShortLivedCommandResult.LogAndThrowIfUnexpectedExitCode(String prefix, ILogger log, Int32 expectedExitCode) in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\WSL2\WslCommand.cs:line 146
at Docker.Engines.WSL2.WSL2Provisioning.d__8.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\WSL2\WSL2Provisioning.cs:line 81
— End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown —
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Docker.Engines.WSL2.LinuxWSL2Engine.d__28.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Engines\WSL2\LinuxWSL2Engine.cs:line 178
— End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown —
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.TaskExtensions.d__0.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\TaskExtensions.cs:line 29
— End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown —
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.StartTransition.d__5.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\StartTransition.cs:line 67
— End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown —
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at Docker.ApiServices.StateMachines.StartTransition.d__5.MoveNext() in C:\workspaces\PR-17296\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.ApiServices\StateMachines\StartTransition.cs:line 92

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I was able to fix this issue by running docker as an administrator one time, closing it and running it as a normal user. It appears Docker has some additional changes it needs to make to the machine on first launch. This causes problems if the end-user of the software does not have admin rights to the machine.