Docker failed to initialize. Docker Desktop is shutting down

Question

I run Windows 11 and when I try to start Docker desktop app it gives me the following error: Docker failed to initialize. Docker Desktop is shutting down.

I have tried several thing before posting this:

1. Uninstalled Docker desk app and installed it again.
2. Uninstalled it, restarted the computer, updated WSL 2 and installed the app again.

How can I fix it? Any suggestions? Thanks.

Answer 1

Go to C drive , Users, Select your user, App data, Roaming and then delete the Docker folder. You shall be able to start docker again.

Answer 2

I tried all the "delete settings.json" solutions and didn't work for me. This is what worked:

1. Open task manager
2. Type "docker"
3. kill it
4. reopen docker desktop