Description
Winget installation remove autostart setting of docker desktop service.
Reproduce
- Install Docker Desktop
- Activate automatic start of Docker Desktop service
- Install an update via Winget
- Automatic start of Docker Desktop service is not active anymore
Expected behavior
Docker Desktop Service should respect the user's setting and keep the status of the service as is.
docker version
$ docker version
Client:
Version: 29.2.0
API version: 1.53
Go version: go1.25.6
Git commit: 0b9d198
Built: Mon Jan 26 19:28:56 2026
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Context: desktop-linux
Server: Docker Desktop 4.60.1 (218372)
Engine:
Version: 29.2.0
API version: 1.53 (minimum version 1.44)
Go version: go1.25.6
Git commit: 9c62384
Built: Mon Jan 26 19:26:07 2026
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: v2.2.1
GitCommit: dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
runc:
Version: 1.3.4
GitCommit: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0
docker info
$ docker info
Client:
Version: 29.2.0
Context: desktop-linux
Debug Mode: false
Plugins:
ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.17.2
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-ai.exe
buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.31.1-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
Version: v5.0.2
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
Version: 0.0.47
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.3.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.31
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.4.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.38.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-mcp.exe
model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.0.8
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-model.exe
offload: Docker Offload (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.5.42
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-offload.exe
pass: Docker Pass Secrets Manager Plugin (beta) (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.0.24
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-pass.exe
sandbox: Docker Sandbox (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.11.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sandbox.exe
sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
Version: 0.6.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.19.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe
Server:
Containers: 4
Running: 3
Paused: 0
Stopped: 1
Images: 274
Server Version: 29.2.0
Storage Driver: overlayfs
driver-type: io.containerd.snapshotter.v1
Logging Driver: json-file
Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
Cgroup Version: 2
Plugins:
Volume: local
Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local splunk syslog
CDI spec directories:
/etc/cdi
/var/run/cdi
Discovered Devices:
cdi: docker.com/gpu=webgpu
Swarm: inactive
Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 nvidia runc
Default Runtime: runc
Init Binary: docker-init
containerd version: dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
runc version: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
init version: de40ad0
Security Options:
seccomp
Profile: builtin
cgroupns
Kernel Version: 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Operating System: Docker Desktop
OSType: linux
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 22
Total Memory: 31.07GiB
Name: docker-desktop
ID: 83ca6023-079d-4782-b508-cd572dd5bfd2
Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
Debug Mode: true
File Descriptors: 69
Goroutines: 99
System Time: 2026-02-18T06:43:37.001308399Z
EventsListeners: 12
HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
Labels:
com.docker.desktop.address=npipe://\\.\pipe\docker_cli
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
docker.posy-ci.de
hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
::1/128
127.0.0.0/8
Live Restore Enabled: false
Firewall Backend: iptables
Diagnostics ID
4D851B6A-8E33-48B6-958A-31AEA51BC7C7/20260218064550
Additional Info
No response
Description
Winget installation remove autostart setting of docker desktop service.
Reproduce
Expected behavior
Docker Desktop Service should respect the user's setting and keep the status of the service as is.
docker version
$ docker version Client: Version: 29.2.0 API version: 1.53 Go version: go1.25.6 Git commit: 0b9d198 Built: Mon Jan 26 19:28:56 2026 OS/Arch: windows/amd64 Context: desktop-linux Server: Docker Desktop 4.60.1 (218372) Engine: Version: 29.2.0 API version: 1.53 (minimum version 1.44) Go version: go1.25.6 Git commit: 9c62384 Built: Mon Jan 26 19:26:07 2026 OS/Arch: linux/amd64 Experimental: false containerd: Version: v2.2.1 GitCommit: dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75 runc: Version: 1.3.4 GitCommit: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8 docker-init: Version: 0.19.0 GitCommit: de40ad0docker info
Diagnostics ID
4D851B6A-8E33-48B6-958A-31AEA51BC7C7/20260218064550
Additional Info
No response