Select the Use WSL 2 based engine check box.

From the Docker menu, select Settings and then General.

Start Docker Desktop from the Windows Start menu.

Read the information displayed on the screen and enable WSL 2 to continue.

If you are running a supported system, Docker Desktop prompts you to enable WSL 2 during installation.

Follow the usual installation instructions to install Docker Desktop.

Downloaded and installed the Linux kernel update package.

For detailed instructions, refer to the Microsoft documentation.

Windows 10, version 1903 or higher, or Windows 11.

Prerequisitesīefore you turn on the Docker Desktop WSL 2, ensure you have: It takes less than 10 seconds to start the Docker daemon compared to almost a minute in the previous version of Docker Desktop. This means, Docker Desktop only uses the required amount of CPU and memory resources it needs, while enabling CPU and memory-intensive tasks such as building a container, to run much faster.Īdditionally, with WSL 2, the time required to start a Docker daemon after a cold start is significantly faster. In addition, WSL 2 provides improvements to file system sharing and boot time.ĭocker Desktop uses the dynamic memory allocation feature in WSL 2 to improve the resource consumption. With Docker Desktop running on WSL 2, users can leverage Linux workspaces and avoid maintaining both Linux and Windows build scripts. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is a full Linux kernel built by Microsoft, which allows Linux distributions to run without managing virtual machines.

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