For detailed instructions, refer to the Microsoft documentation. Installed the WSL 2 feature on Windows.For more information, see System requirements. Windows 10, version 21H2 or later, or Windows 11, version 21H2 or later.At a minimum WSL version 1.1.3.0., but ideally the latest version of WSL to avoid Docker Desktop not working as expected.Prerequisitesīefore you turn on the Docker Desktop WSL 2 feature, ensure you have: This means Docker Desktop only uses the required amount of CPU and memory resources it needs, while allowing CPU and memory-intensive tasks such as building a container, to run much faster.Īdditionally, with WSL 2, the time required to start a Docker daemon after a cold start is significantly faster. In addition, WSL 2 provides improvements to file system sharing and boot time.ĭocker Desktop uses the dynamic memory allocation feature in WSL 2 to improve the resource consumption.
With Docker Desktop running on WSL 2, users can leverage Linux workspaces and avoid maintaining both Linux and Windows build scripts. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is a full Linux kernel built by Microsoft, which lets Linux distributions run without managing virtual machines.
