Resolved: Docker Not Starting with WSL2 - Here's the Fix
Recently, I encountered an issue where Docker Desktop wasn’t starting properly on my Windows machine despite WSL2 being installed. After spending a good amount of time debugging and researching, I found the root cause and resolved it. I'm sharing this here in hopes that it might help someone else facing the same issue. Problem: Docker Desktop was failing to start and showed errors related to WSL2 or Hyper-V, such as: checking if isocache exists: CreateFile \\wsl$\docker-desktop-data\isocache\: The network name cannot be found. OR running WSL command wsl.exe --mount --bare --vhd <path-to-vhdx>: ... The usage help output is shown instead of execution. Despite having WSL2 installed, Docker remained stuck or threw exceptions. Root Cause: WSL2 was installed on the machine, but its required Windows features were not enabled . Resolution Steps: Here is the step-by-step guide to fix this: ✅ 1. Check if Virtualization is Enabled Open Task Manager > Performance Tab > CPU Ensu...