[windows] Docker for Windows error: "Hardware assisted virtualization and data execution protection must be enabled in the BIOS"

I've installed Docker and I'm getting this error when I run the GUI:

Hardware assisted virtualization and data execution protection must be enabled in the BIOS

Seems like a bug since Docker works like a charm from the command line, but I'm wondering if anyone has a clue about why this is happening?

Before you ask, yes, I've enabled virtualization in the BIOS and the Intel Processor Identification Utility confirms that it's activated. Docker, docker-machine and docker-compose all work from the command line, Virtualbox works, running Docker from a Debian or Ubuntu VM works.

There's just this weird issue about the GUI.

My specs:

• Windows 10 Pro x64 Anniversary Edition
• Intel core i5-6300HQ @ 2.30GHz

In my case I had to enable virtualization in the BIOS setting.

1. Restart PC
2. While you are on the 'restart' screen press any of these keys and you enter the bios settings in windows: esc, f1, f2, f3, f4, f8 or delete
3. For intel based systems:
   • press f7 (advanced mode)
   • go to advanced
   • cpa configuration
   • enable virtualization

And after all above steps, it finally works :-)

Besides the original answer, I have done the following:

• Disable Hyper-V in Windows Features
• Turning virtualization off and on in BIOS
• Log back in windows, enabled Hyper-V. I was prompted there are updates for Hyper-V and I did the update. Restart when prompted.
• It worked!

I have tried many suggestions above but docker keeps complaining about hardware assisted virtualization error. Virtualization is enabled in BIOS, and also Hyper-V is installed and enabled. After a few try and errors, I eventually downloaded coreinfo tool and found out that Hypervisor was not actually enabled. Using ISE (64 bit) as admin and run command from above Solution B and that enables Hypervisor successfully (checked via coreinfo -v again). After restart, docker is now running successfully.

Open the task manager and click on the performance tab. If virtualization is disabled, you need to follow the instructions here to enable it: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/canitpro/2015/09/08/step-by-step-enabling-hyper-v-for-use-on-windows-10/

Try these steps

1. Run this command in powershell --->bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto
2. Restart your PC
3. Now try docker --version in cmd line

I tried many of the suggestions here, but did not manage to get it running. What worked for me in the end was to go straight in to the BIOS to activate it. The following article was of great help: https://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-enable-configure-and-use-hyper-v-on-windows-10

Try this in PowerShell(admin enabled):

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V –All -NoRestart

This will install HyperVisor without management tools, and then you can run Docker after this.

In my case even though I used all the solutions mentioned above but nothing worked for me. So I decided to uninstall docker and install it again.

Now in the process, I have noticed that I did not check Use Windows containers instead of Linux containers (this can be changed after installation) in my previous installation, and that is why I got the problem above and the solutions still did not fix it. So ensure to check it before you run desktop docker or uninstall it and install it again by checking this option.

Issue for me was solved when I uninstalled Cygwin.

If the problem persists probably Hyper-V on your system is corrupted, so

Go in Control Panel -> [Programs] -> [Windows Features] and completely uncheck all Hyper-V related components. Restart the system.

Enable Hyper-V again. Restart.

Can you try enabling Hyper-V manually, and potentially creating and running a Hyper-V VM manually? Details:

• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/#/what-to-know-before-you-install
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyperv_on_windows/quick_start/walkthrough_install

I uninstalled Intel HAXM and VirtualBox, Docker now runs

In my case I had to uninstall hyper-v, restart pc, and run docker again.

@Silverstorm

I had Hyperv installed and virtualization enabled in my BIOS.

But SOLUTION A didn't work for me.

However, SOLUTION B worked like a charm.

SOLUTION B (If Hyper-V feature is already enabled but doesn't work)

Enable Hypervisor with

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto Now restart the system and try again.

Below is working solution for me, please follow these steps

1. Open PowerShell as administrator or CMD prompt as administrator

2. Run this command in PowerShell-> bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto

3. Now restart the system and try again.

cheers.

If everything is fine with BIOS option I just forced disabling and enabling all HyperV features and this solved my issue --cmd Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All --restart Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V –All

For me, all I had to do it uninstalling VMware.

Docker now is running

I also use vagrant. It appears I can only use 1 thing at a time. Uninstalling vagrant/virtualBox allowed me to run docker and vise versa

I had the same issue after installing VMWare, I uninstalled it but this didn't fix the issue.

Solution for me: in "Turn windows features on or off" I turned off:

• hyper-v
• containers
• windows subsystem for linux

then restart

After the restart I got this message from docker:

I ran the ran the command as said in the message

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $("VirtualMachinePlatform", "Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux")

Then restart and voilà, Docker was back with WSL2