Can't run Docker Desktop #14882
Description
Description
initializing backend: initializing registry key watcher on windows: getting app path: cannot find registry key "SOFTWARE\Docker Inc.\Docker Desktop": The system cannot find the file specified.
The first time i installed Docker i had an error like "Can't find the path to file C:/Program Files/Docker/Docker/Docker Desktop.exe. Check the name, etc."
Then i renamed "Docker Desktop" to "Docker Desktopp" and the app was running but with "An unexpected error occurred"
reinstalling don't help me
Reproduce
Launch Docker Desktop manually or let it start automatically with Windows.
Wait for initialization.
The error message appears.
Docker Desktop fails to start properly.
Expected behavior
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docker version
Client:
Version: 28.3.0
API version: 1.51
Go version: go1.24.4
Git commit: 38b7060
Built: Tue Jun 24 15:44:57 2025
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Context: default
error during connect: this error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running: Get "http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.51/version": open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified.docker info
Client:
Version: 28.3.0
Context: desktop-linux
Debug Mode: false
Plugins:
ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.6.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-ai.exe
buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.25.0-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
cloud: Docker Cloud (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.4.2
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-cloud.exe
compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
Version: v2.38.1-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
Version: 0.0.41
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.1.11
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.29
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.4.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.9.3
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-mcp.exe
model: Docker Model Runner (EXPERIMENTAL) (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.1.32
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-model.exe
sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
Version: 0.6.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.18.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe
Server:
error during connect: Get "http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2FdockerDesktopLinuxEngine/v1.51/info": open //./pipe/dockerDesktopLinuxEngine: The system cannot find the file specified.Diagnostics ID
04247D68-61E7-473A-BFB4-EB565C36D592/20250718083806
Additional Info
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