This error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running

Question

I am new to Docker and after writing docker version in cmd

I got this error:

error during connect: This error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running.: Get "http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.24/version": open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified.

Edit: the OS is Windows.

Welcome to stackoverflow. You have to start the docker Engine on your machine as the error indicates. — codeaprendiz, Aug 31 '22 at 07:21

Antonio Petricca · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-31T07:35:47.510

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On Linux you should check the daemon status by systemctl status docker.service, then:

sudo systemctl enable docker.service
sudo systemctl enable docker.socket

sudo systemctl start docker.socket
sudo systemctl start docker.service

On Windows you should check its status by the Windows Service Manager.

edited Aug 31 '22 at 07:35

answered Aug 31 '22 at 07:25

Antonio Petricca

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Your instructions are for Linux systems, the OP is using Windows. – robertklep Aug 31 '22 at 07:30
The post owner did not specified the OS. In that case you should check the service status by the Windows Service Manager. – Antonio Petricca Aug 31 '22 at 07:31
They stated _"in cmd"_, and the Docker socket path also indicates it's Windows. – robertklep Aug 31 '22 at 07:33
I edit the post to make it more clear. – Antonio Petricca Aug 31 '22 at 07:34

This error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running

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