Installing Docker and Compose on Windows 10 and 11

Learn how to install Docker and Docker Compose on Windows 10 and 11.

Windows pre-reqs

Docker Desktop on Windows requires all of the following:

  • 64-bit version of Windows 10/11

  • Hardware virtualization support must be enabled in your system’s BIOS

  • WSL 2

Be very careful changing anything in your system’s BIOS.

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