Install Docker On Windows 10 Home

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Install Docker On Windows 10 Home

"Windows Home Docker Desktop requires Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise version 15063 to run." So says the Docker Installer however, the Docker forums beg to differ

The workaround is to manually image the Hyper-V and Containers features, then trick the installer into thinking you're using Windows Pro.

TL;DR

1. Run windows_home_containers.ps1 in an Administrative Powershell
2. Restart your computer
3. Run windows_home_docker.ps1 in an Administrative Powershell

windows_home_containers.ps1

# Manually provision Windows Home by adding packages from C:\Windows\servicing\Packages to DISM 
# (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/dism---deployment-image-servicing-and-management-technical-reference-for-windows
function Import-Feature {
    param( $Name )
    
    $packages = Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\*$Name*.mum"
    foreach ($package in $packages) {
        Dism /online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"$package"
    }
    Dism /online /NoRestart /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:$Name -All /LimitAccess /ALL
}

# Windows Home must be manually imaged with the required Docker Desktop features
Import-Feature -Name Microsoft-Hyper-V
Import-Feature -Name Containers 
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "You may now restart your computer and use windows_home_docker.ps1 to install Docker"

windows_home_docker.ps1

# The Docker Desktop Installer assumes that only Windows Pro users have Hyper-V
# in order to skip that check, temporarily update the EditionID registry key to Professional
$windowsNT = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion'
$EditionID = (Get-ItemProperty $windowsNT).EditionID

Set-ItemProperty -Path $windowsNT -Name 'EditionID' -Value 'Professional'
Write-Output ''
Write-Output '==========================================================================================='
Write-Output "EditionID has been temporarily changed from $EditionID to Professional                     "
Write-Output 'You may now run the Docker Desktop Installer                                               '
Write-Output '                                                                                           '
Write-Output "When you're done, confirm the following prompt to revert your EditionID back to $EditionID "
Write-Output '==========================================================================================='
Write-Output ''
Set-ItemProperty -Confirm -Path $windowsNT -Name 'EditionID' -value $EditionID
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "All finished! Happy hacking!"