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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.
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