Docker Install Uninstall Issues

Installing / Uninstalling Docker

If docker engine (daemon) does not start up

 — Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider -verbose (from an admin PS prompt)

To completely remove docker desktop from your Windows 10/ Windows Server installation

$ErrorActionPreference = “SilentlyContinue”
Stop-Process -force -processname ‘Docker for Windows’, com.docker.db, vpnkit, com.docker.proxy, com.docker.9pdb, moby-diag-dl, dockerd
try {
 ./MobyLinux.ps1 -Destroy
 } Catch {}
$service = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter “Name=’com.docker.service’”
 if ($service) { $service.StopService() }
 if ($service) { $service.Delete() }
 Start-Sleep -s 5
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force “~/AppData/Local/Docker”
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force “~/AppData/Roaming/Docker”
 if (Test-Path “C:\ProgramData\Docker”) { takeown.exe /F “C:\ProgramData\Docker” /R /A /D Y }
 if (Test-Path “C:\ProgramData\Docker”) { icacls “C:\ProgramData\Docker\” /T /C /grant Administrators:F }
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force “C:\ProgramData\Docker”
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force “C:\Program Files\Docker”
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Docker”
 Remove-Item -Force “C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Docker for Windows.lnk”
 Get-ChildItem HKLM:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall | % {Get-ItemProperty $_.PSPath} | ? { $_.DisplayName -eq “Docker” } | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
 Get-ChildItem HKLM:\software\classes\installer\products | % {Get-ItemProperty $_.pspath} | ? { $_.ProductName -eq “Docker” } | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
 Get-Item ‘HKLM:\software\Docker Inc.’ | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
 Get-ItemProperty HKCU:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\Run -name “Docker for Windows” | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force

If you see this error on docker compose

Docker Network Create Fails: HNS failed with error : The object already exists 

– This comes from a port conflict — if you have 443:443 in more than one place (in two different services)

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