Hyper-v

Docker desktop on windows needs hyper-v to run the VM under docker.  On some corporate environments docker installation fails due to either the power management or anti-virus features.  You can still enable VMs without installing VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation by enabling hyper-v

Hyper-v can be enabled by selecting it and containers in ""enable windows components"

Run "hyper-v manager"

Virtual Networks

install an external virtual network see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/connect-to-network

for 2 step networks https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/user-guide/setup-nat-network

Virtual Machines

install ubuntu 20 - before starting up the machine switch the vCPU count from 1 to 6-14

MINGW64 ~
$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.20.128
ubuntu@192.168.20.128's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64)
ubuntu@ubuntuvm1:~$ history
sudo apt install net-tools
sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Running VMWare and Docker Desktop together

Until recently the hyper-v and vmware virtualization containers were in conflict.   You switched from running docker via for example an ubuntu VM on VMWare and native docker desktop by enabling/disabling the hyper-v feature in windows.

Run the following enable native docker via the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

https://superuser.com/questions/1520079/vmware-and-dockers-in-same-windows-10-pc

Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Image Version: 10.0.18362.836

Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

winver
1903.18362 must be 2004.19041

Delaying the windows update - for VMs you do not want to reboot

https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager-software/how-to-stop-windows-10-update-in-progress.html

Troubleshoot Network Issues post attaching a hyper-v external network

network reset, reboot, disable, enable

Bridging Networks to get over 1gbps - not LAG

Windows 10 supports automatic bridging (not Link Aggregation) and will distribute the network workload over 2 or more network connections - ideally they are on separate switches.  For example I can get 2gbps using 2 adapters.