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Docker for Windows start-up error

September 25th, 2016 Leave a comment Go to comments

After installing Docker for Windows I was unable to run it, following error appeared.

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Unable to create: The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop: The specified module 'Hyper-V' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 76
 at Docker.Backend.HyperV.RunScript(String action, Dictionary`2 parameters)
 at Docker.Backend.ContainerEngine.Linux.Start(Settings settings)
 at Docker.Core.Pipe.NamedPipeServer.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.<Register>b__0(Object[] parameters)
 at Docker.Core.Pipe.NamedPipeServer.RunAction(String action, Object[] parameters)</pre>

I checked that Hyper-V was installed but it seems that Docker also needs to have the Powershell tools installed. So activate the feature and Docker will run fine 🙂

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  1. Stuart
    October 11th, 2017 at 21:32 | #1
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    Alternative is to install Docker Toolbox.
    https://www.docker.com/products/docker-toolbox

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