Cannot start docker after installation on Windows

I am a new to Docker. After the installation of Docker Toolbox (OS: Windows 10) I run Docker Quickstart Terminal and in the console I see this:

Running pre-create checks...
Error wirh pre-create check: "Hyper-V is installed. VirtualBox won't boot a 64bits VM when Hyper-V is activated. It it's installed but deactivated, you can use --virtualbox-no-vtx-check to try anyways"
Look like something went wrong in step 'Checking if machine default exists'...
Press any key to continue...

What did I do wrong? All checking of system and install steps are taken from here.

Thank you very much for your help!

Solution 1:

Hyper-V and VirtualBox are conflicting each other.

You can either uninstall Hyper-V or run

docker-machine create -d virtualbox --virtualbox-no-vtx-check test

Source

Solution 2:

Docker supports Hyper-V as the driver

You need to perform the following steps:

• Create a virtual switch, refer to this article on how to do that

• Create a docker machine using that network switch and hyper-V driver.

  docker-machine create -d hyperv --hyperv-virtual-switch "name of the virtual switch created above" default
  

Solution 3:

I got the same error when I installed Docker Toolbox on my Windows 10 machine.

Solution:

1. Install Docker Community Edition (not Docker Toolbox)
2. Enable Hyper-V

Open Control Panel -> System and Security -> Programs (left panel) -> Turn Windows features on or off -> Check the Hyper-V box

As of 2017's Win 10, if you don't have Hyper-V option, then your Windows OS is not Enterprise Edition. Also, Docker seems to work a lot better on Intel processors (not AMD).

3. Add C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin to Path in Environmental Variables.
4. Open Git Bash and type docker-compose up and now that command should work.

If you don't have GitBash, please download it.

Solution 4:

I was having the same issue, and this blog post solved it. The author runs you through the steps of adding the --virtualbox-no-vtx-check flag to the docker shell script.

Virtualbox and Hyper-V don't play well together. I am NOT the author.