Docker launched today, March 24, a limited beta program for Docker for Windows and Docker for Mac. Docker is billing the two new apps as "the simplest way to use Docker on your laptop." The apps ...

If you are a beginner and getting started with Containerization & tools like Docker, then this post shows how to set up & use Docker Desktop on Windows.

Docker announced that its native Docker Desktop Windows application will soon switch to the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) from the Windows-native Hyper-V virtualization it currently uses.

Docker is rolling out new public betas of its Docker app for Windows 10 and Mac, as well as private betas of Docker 1.12 for Azure and AWS.

If you want to run your first Docker Windows Server container, you need to first install the required roles and features, and then pull the container.

That approach does require you juggle certificates, so you may prefer to use Docker’s Windows app as a development and basic management tool for both your Windows and Linux containers.

In this How to Make Tech Work tutorial, Jack Wallen shows how to create a Docker volume that can be used for any number of containers.