Restart script to restart WSL, DockerDesktop and LxssManager. This script should unblock blocked wsl/docker-desktop.

destroy_and_GECK_docker_desktop.ps1

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# Self-elevate the script if required
if (-Not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] 'Administrator')) {
    if ([int](Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty BuildNumber) -ge 6000) {
        $CommandLine = "-NoExit -File `"" + $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path + "`" " + $MyInvocation.UnboundArguments
        Start-Process -FilePath PowerShell.exe -Verb Runas -ArgumentList $CommandLine
        Exit
    }
}

if (-not (Get-InstalledModule -Name Wsl -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Install-Module -Name Wsl -Force
}

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

$LxssManagerId = (get-wmiobject Win32_service | Where-Object {$_.Started -eq "True" -and $_.ServiceType -eq "Share Process" -and $_.Name -eq "LxssManager"} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ProcessId)
$WSLIds = (get-process -ProcessName "wsl*" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ID)
$DockerIds = (get-process -ProcessName "*docker*" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ID)

for ($i = 0; $i -lt 15; $i++) {
    Write-Host "Cancel docker desktop restart notification prompt"
}

foreach ($id in $WSLIds + $DockerIds + $LxssManagerId) {
    try {
        Stop-Process -Id "$id" -Force -ErrorAction Stop
    }
    catch {
        if (Get-Process -Id "$id" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
            try {
                Write-Host "Trying harder to stop process $id"
                wmic process where "ProcessID=$id" delete
            } catch {
                Write-Host "Could not destroy process $id :"
                Write-Host $_
            }
        }
    }
}

Restart-Service com.docker.service
Restart-Service LxssManager

$wsl_distros = (Get-WslDistribution  | Where-Object { $_.Default -eq $true -or $_.Name -eq "docker-desktop" } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name)

foreach ($distroItem in $wsl_distros) {
    # Start the distro silently by running exit process
    wsl --distribution $distroItem "exit"
}

& "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe"

Write-Host "Docker Desktop will appear under a minute, it takes some time to start again"