Installing Docker on windows 10 Home, can it be do

Question

Docker requires win 10 pro because it needs some virtualization extensions (HyperV and Containers). Can these requirements be fulfilled on win 10 Home?

Answer 1

Yes, it can be done on Windows 10 Home (tried on win10Home v1809 27.01.2019)

Run in a command prompt as administrator:

1. Install Hyper-V:

   pushd "%~dp0"
   dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\*Hyper-V*.mum >hyper-v.txt
   for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . hyper-v.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i"
   del hyper-v.txt
   Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V -All /LimitAccess /ALL
   pause
   

2. Install Containers:

   pushd "%~dp0"
   dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\*containers*.mum >containers.txt
   for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . containers.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i"
   del containers.txt
   Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Containers -All /LimitAccess /ALL
   pause
   

3. Edit registry keys:

   REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v EditionID /t REG_SZ /d "Professional"
   REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName /t REG_SZ /d "Windows 10 Pro"
   

4. Download and run official Docker Installer For Windows.

5. In my case the registry keys were restored after restart, but you could restore them manually:

   REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v EditionID /t REG_SZ /d "Core"
   REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName /t REG_SZ /d "Windows 10 Home"