Docker deamon is not running, unable to start

[jesusoterove]

Running docker version returns: error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.40/version: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.

Running the command from both windows console and powershelll with elevated permissions.

• [ ] I have tried with the latest version of my channel (Stable or Edge)
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[mat007]

We're closing this issue because it doesn't contain enough information for us to investigate the problem. If you'd like us to investigate further, could you please open a fresh issue with a more detailed description of the problem and a diagnostic id, following the steps at https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/troubleshoot?

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