For Windows Home users, WSL 2 is available and Docker Desktop now uses this to provide Desktop for Windows Home Since VirtualBox 6.0 users have been able to run VirtualBox and Hyper-V at the same time on their Windows machines, allowing users to use VirtualBox and Docker Desktop side by side on Hyper-V. The majority of Windows users are now on a version of Windows 10. Windows 7 is no longer supported and the mainstream support of Windows 8.1 has ended.
Since 2016 there have been a number of changes. This still left some users behind, predominantly users who were on Windows Home editions, Windows 7, Windows 8 and users of VirtualBox. In 2016 Docker released Docker Desktop which superseded toolbox and was significantly easier for the majority of users to get started.
Docker Desktopĭocker released the Docker Toolbox project to make it easier for developers who work on Mac and Windows to get started using Docker. Please use Docker Desktop instead where possible. Docker Toolbox ⚠️ Deprecation Notice: This project and repository is now deprecated and is no longer in active development.
