Settings to Windows Firewall to allow Docker for Windows to share drive

Question

Windows Firewall is blocking my attempt to allows Docker for Windows to share C: on windows 10 machine.

Works fine when Windows Firewall off. When its on I get

Answer 1

For Windows 10 machines on domain networks, when creating the Hyper-V virtual Ethernet adapter, it gets categorized as a public network. You have to change it to a private network to allow the more relaxed Windows Firewall rules, and therefore allow file sharing.

Run the following command in PowerShell:

Set-NetConnectionProfile -interfacealias "vEthernet (DockerNAT)" -NetworkCategory Private

Change the name in quotes if your machine's virtual Hyper-V network connection is called something else.