Please support Docker Desktop (WSL2) on Windows on ARM

**Tell us about your request** Devices that run Windows on ARM (arm64), like the Microsoft Surface Pro X, are capable of running WSL2 starting with the Windows 10 May 2020 (2004) update. Currently, Docker Desktop for Windows [requires a x64 PC](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows), so it's not possible to run Docker Desktop on these devices. **Which service(s) is this request for?** Docker Desktop for Windows **Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?** I'm trying to get Docker Desktop to work on my Windows on ARM (arm64) device with the WSL2 backend, but because it's x64-only, there seems to be no way for me to start using it. **Are you currently working around the issue?** Windows on ARM supports [emulation for 32-bit/x86 apps](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/porting/apps-on-arm-x86-emulation), but since Docker Desktop is a x64-only app, we can't benefit from emulation and seem to have absolutely no way to get Docker Desktop to run on these devices. The only options at the moment are to remote SSH or RDP into a machine that has Docker installed and do development on there, or run Docker within WSL2 using the regular Linux installation instructions. **Additional context** WSL2 general availability announcement: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl2-will-be-generally-available-in-windows-10-version-2004/

Posted by dennisameling on May 13, 2020, 7:52 AM

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