Docker announced that its native Docker Desktop Windows application will soon switch to the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) from the Windows-native Hyper-V virtualization it currently uses.

Docker Desktop users are unable to execute the WSL command. Some of the victims have just installed Docker Desktop, whereas some of them encountered this issue after updating the application.

Alongside the launch of WSL2, Docker announced a new version of its Docker Desktop for Windows, with a new version of the Docker application that would work with WSL2, supporting native Linux ...

Learn the key differences between Docker Desktop and Docker Engine to optimize containerization, DevOps workflows, and development setups.

For developers working on Microsoft Windows, Docker Desktop is the most convenient solution. The main consideration with Docker Desktop is its licensing.

Privilege escalation vulnerability patched in Docker Desktop for Windows The security flaw could be used to trick the service into connecting to malicious processes.

Docker launches a new version of the Windows and Mac desktop that extends AI, Java and networking capabilities.

Once setup running Windows in a docker container allows for easy customization of resources allocated to the Windows virtual machine, including CPU cores, RAM, and disk size.