docker cannot start on windows

Question

Executing docker version returns the following results.

C:\\Projects> docker version
Client:
 Version:      1.13.0-dev
 API version:  1.25
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Answer 1

Try running the following from an elevated command prompt:

SET DOCKER_CERT_PATH=C:\Users\[YourName]\.docker\machine\machines\default
SET DOCKER_HOST=tcp://[yourDockerDeamonIp]:2376
SET DOCKER_MACHINE_NAME=default
SET DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY=1
SET DOCKER_TOOLBOX_INSTALL_PATH=C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox

You might also find that even without setting those env variables, running commands from the docker quick start terminal works no problem.