docker - error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.38/info

Question

System info: Windows 10 pro 64 bit

C:WINDOWSsystem32>docker --version

Docker version 18.06.1-ce, build e68fc7a

C:WINDOWSsystem32>docker info

error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.38/info: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.

C:WINDOWSsystem32>docker pull hello-world

Using default tag: latest

Warning: failed to get default registry endpoint from daemon (error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.38/info: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.). Using system default: https://index.docker.io/v1/ error during connect: Post http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.38/images/create?fromImage=hello-world&tag=latest: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.

Answer 1

You can powerShell as admin.

Run this code:

cd "C:Program FilesDockerDocker"
./DockerCli.exe -SwitchDaemon

Running Powershell with elevated access solved my issue.