Today let’s check on Dockerdesktopvm failed to start steps and solutions article by our Docker Hosting Support Services at Bobcares.

Docker Desktop is an easy-to-install application for any OS: Mac, Linux, or Windows environment. Also, enables you to build and share containerized applications and microservices.

Steps to reproduce Dockerdesktopvm failed to start error

Step: There’s no need to run any docker file. You just need to install the latest version of Docker Desktop and run the application.

Problem:

The Virtual Machine Management Service failed to start the virtual machine 'DockerDesktopVM' because one of the Hyper-V components is not running (Virtual machine ID 7F4D8E7C-BC87-433F-BCDB-D69991784B59).

The shown error message is usually because of running Docker Desktop in a nested virtualization environment, such as: VMWare, VirtualBox, Azure, Xen, AWS EC2, and Google Compute Engine.

SOLUTION

VMWare vSphere

Expose hardware-assisted virtualization to the guest Operating System under CPU settings.

VMWare Fusion Set option:

• Settings/Processors and Memory/Advanced/Enable hypervisor apps in this virtual machine.

VMWare Workstation

• Enable Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V-RVI.

Also, you can try using the below method:

• Uninstall Docker Desktop.

• Deactivate Hyper-V.

• Disable Windows Defender Credential Guard.

• Finally, Reboot and reinstall.

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Conclusion

To conclude, you have seen the solution and methods for the error Dockerdesktop failed to start. Enable hypervisor applications in a virtual machine.