Windows 11, docker desktop fails to start after a restart of machine · Issue #12128 · docker/for-win (original) (raw)

• I have tried with the latest version of Docker Desktop
• I have tried disabling enabled experimental features
• I have uploaded Diagnostics
• Diagnostics ID: FDE0ABED-6F2B-4CE9-8A81-076F8762BD51/20210913131509

Actual behavior

After my mahcine a restarted docker desktop doesn't start:
"Docker failed to initialize"

System.NullReferenceException:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Docker.Systray.Systray.ExitThreadCore() in C:\workspaces\PR-16319\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Desktop\Systray\Systray.cs:line 281
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.ExitCommon(Boolean disposing)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExitInternal()
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.OnThreadException(Exception t)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProcException(Exception e)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at Docker.Program.Run(IReadOnlyCollection`1 args) in C:\workspaces\PR-16319\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Desktop\Program.cs:line 295

Expected behavior

docker starts without issue

Information

• Is it reproducible?
  Restarting again doesn't fix the issue. I have to uninstall and re-install for docker desktop to work. If I then restart it is broken and I'm back to reinstalling
• Is the problem new?
  since upgrading to windows 11 I've experienced this.
• Did the problem appear with an update?
  not sure
• Windows Version: 11
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.0
• WSL2 or Hyper-V backend? WSL2

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Install docker desktop
2. Restart the machine
3. Try and launch docker desktop