Docker not switching to Linux containers on Windows 10

Question

I am running docker for windows on Windows 10 Enterprise edition. It runs successfully in windows container mode. When I do right-click on docker icon and "Switch to Linux Container", it keeps on switching and after some time, it throws the below error:

error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.38/containers/json: 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.

at Docker.Core.Pipe.NamedPipeClient.Send(String action, Object[] parameters) in C:\gopath\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Core\pipe\NamedPipeClient.cs:line 36
at Docker.Actions.<>c__DisplayClass25_0.b__0() in C:\gopath\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Windows\Actions.cs:line 275
at Docker.WPF.TaskQueue.<>c__DisplayClass19_0.<.ctor>b__1() in C:\gopath\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.WPF\TaskQueue.cs:line 59

I am using hyper-v and it is enabled. This issue is always reproducible. I have tried "restoring to factory default" and restart both but it does not solve my issue. Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong here.

Answer 1

After updating to latest docker, my issue was also resolved.