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align=\"center\"\u003e Docker Installation for Windows \u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cimg height=300px src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/65e9a598-cde6-4988-93b1-d2c8cfa5affd\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n## Getting Started\n## Step 1: Go to the docker official Website \ngoto at https://www.docker.com/\n\nIf you dont have a current docker account make sure to Sign-up or if you have, make sure to Sign-in first\n\n After You Sign-in or Sign-up you will be directed at https://app.docker.com/\n\nClick the Docker Desktop , ` Go to download ` button \n\nAfter that click the download docker for your ` Windows `\n\nFor this Documentation we will use windows for it\n##\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n## Step 2: Enable Window Features\nOn your desktop search for ` Windows Feature on or Off `\n\nOnce youre in, check the following:\n\n* ✅ Hyper V or Windows Hypervisor Platform\n* ✅ Windows Subsystem for Linux\n\nOnce you check the followings click ` Ok ` button then restart your desktop\n##\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n## Step 3: Command Prompt Checking\n\nOpen your Command Prompt then check for your wsl default version, make sure the \" Default Version \" is 2, in order to check, Type:\n```\nwsl --status\n```\n\n\nif the ` Default Version ` is not set to ` 2 `, Type:\n```\nwsl --set-default-version 2\n```\nthis will make the Default version to 2, to check it type ` wsl --status ` again and you will see the ` Default Version Changed `.\n\nonce the Default Version is 2, Find the Docker Desktop Installer then run it to perform installation\n##\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\n## Step 4: Docker Desktop\n\nOnce the docker desktop is installed , open Docker Desktop\n\nSign in your Docker Account and to make sure the docker is running find the ` ^ ` icon on your desktop taskbar then click on it\n\nafter signing in goto ` Settings \u003e\u003e Resources \u003e\u003e WSL Integration `, then make sure The `Enable integration with my default WSL distro` is checked ✅\n\nadditionally make sure all the distros are enabled on the part of `Enable integration with additional distros: ` since we are using ubuntu , make sure its enabled.\n\n\nOnce you click on it you will see a Docker icon and hover your mouse on it, you will see a pop up sayin, ` Docker Desktop is Running `.\n##\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Step 5:  Check docker on CMD \n\nTo make sure you have an installed docker, open command prompt then type:\n```\ndocker version\n```\n\nthis will show the full client docker version\n\nNow to see the Docker images, type:\n```\ndocker images\n```\n\nat first you will see \n\n` REPOSITORY   TAG       IMAGE ID   CREATED   SIZE `\n\nthis shows the table columns and will show a complete empty images as you didn't have one for now\n\nnow we will try to search or find some images, type:\n\n```\ndocker search mysql\n```\n\nthis command will show you the images related to ` mysql ` that indicated the ` STARS, OFFICIAL, AUTOMATED ` 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