# Windows: Unable to quickstart

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-unable-to-quickstart/12536>\
**Category:** Docker Toolbox\
**Tags:** docker, virtualbox\
**Created:** [May 18, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-unable-to-quickstart/12536 "2016-05-18T06:46:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yashgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bcef8e/32.png) [@yashgt](https://forums.docker.com/u/yashgt)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-unable-to-quickstart/12536/1 "2016-05-18T06:46:59Z")

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Here is what I see when I run the Quickstart terminal. What am I doing wrong?:  
Error checking TLS connection: Something went wrong running an SSH command!  
command : ip addr show  
err : exit status 255  
output :

```
                    ## .
              ## ## ## ==
           ## ## ## ## ## ===
       /"""""""""""""""""\___/ ===
  ~~~{~~  ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~ ~ / ===- ~~~
       \ ______o__ /
         \ \ __/
          \ ____\_______ /

```

Error getting IP address: Something went wrong running an SSH command!  
command : ip addr show  
err : exit status 255  
output :  
docker is configured to use the default machine with IP  
For help getting started, check out the docs at [https://docs.docker.com](https://docs.docker.com)

Start interactive shell

yash\_ganthe@GOL05854 MINGW64 ~  
$ docker run hello-world  
C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox\docker.exe: An error occurred trying to connect:  
Post http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker\_engine/v1.23/containers/create: open //./pi  
pe/docker\_engine: The system cannot find the file specified…  
See ‘C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox\docker.exe run --help’.

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**Author:** ![yiming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f1d935/32.png) [@yiming](https://forums.docker.com/u/yiming)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-unable-to-quickstart/12536/2 "2016-05-19T09:20:28Z")

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Merged with [Windows: Unable to start docker](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-unable-to-start-docker/12563)

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**Author:** ![yiming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f1d935/32.png) [@yiming](https://forums.docker.com/u/yiming)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-unable-to-quickstart/12536/3 "2016-05-19T09:20:34Z")

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Closed on May 19, 2016, 9:20am UTC