Change Docker native images location on Windows 10 Pro

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This is not a duplicate of Change Docker machine location - Windows

I\'m using docker native, version 1.12.1-stable (build: 7135) on Windows 10 Pro with Hyp

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1. quit docker desktop
2. open/edit configuration file "C:\ProgramData\Docker\config\daemon.json"
3. add setting "data-root": "D:\Virtual Machines\Docker"
4. now start docker desktop
5. run the command "docker info" to see the setting "Docker Root Dir: D:\Virtual Machines\Docker"
6. pull docker images e.g.: docker pull mongo
7. you can find the downloaded images in folder "D:\Virtual Machines\Docker\windowsfilter"