Docker Failing After Recent Update - Any Fixes?
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CoolCat123
I updated my Docker software a couple of days ago, and it was working perfectly. However, I suddenly started receiving this error message: 'starting services: initializing Docker API Proxy: setting up docker api proxy listener: open \.pipedocker_engine: Access is denied.' I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Docker, even going back to older versions, but the issue keeps happening. Does anyone know how I can resolve this?
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It sounds like you might need to reset the Named Pipe permissions. Open PowerShell as an Administrator and run these commands:
1. `net stop com.docker.service`
2. `net stop docker`
3. Optionally, delete any old pipe handles with `del \.pipedocker_engine`
4. Then restart with `net start com.docker.service`.
This can often fix access issues with the Docker engine.
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ScriptWiz42: If that doesn't do the trick, try running this script. ```powershell Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force # Stop Docker and related services Write-Host "Stopping Docker services..." net stop com.docker.service 2>$null net stop docker 2>$null # Kill any lingering Docker processes Write-Host "Killing leftover Docker processes..." Get-Process -Name "DockerDesktop", "com.docker.backend", "com.docker.proxy", "dockerd", "vpnkit", "vmmem" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force # Remove stale Docker named pipes Write-Host "Removing old named pipes..." $pipes = "\.pipedocker_engine","\.pipedocker_cli","\.pipedockerVpnKitControl" foreach ($pipe in $pipes) { if (Test-Path $pipe) { Write-Host "Deleting $pipe" Remove-Item $pipe -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } # Remove Docker network interfaces if any (optional) Write-Host "Removing stale Docker network interfaces..." Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "vEthernet (Docker*"} | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "Removing adapter $($_.Name)" Remove-NetAdapter -Name $_.Name -Confirm:$false } # Restart services if needed Write-Host "Starting Docker service..." net start com.docker.service 2>$null Write-Host "Cleanup complete. Restart Docker Desktop manually." ``` This script will stop Docker services, kill any leftover processes, and clean up old named pipes. Then it restarts the Docker service for a fresh start.