Docker Desktop Releases: 4.20.1 and 4.20.0 - Bug Fixes, Enhancements, and Upgrades

### Bug fixes and enhancements #### For all platforms - Docker Desktop now automatically pauses the Docker Engine when it is not in use and wakes up again on demand. - VirtioFS is now the default file sharing implementation for new installations of Docker Desktop on macOS 12.5 and higher. - Improved product usage reporting using OpenTelemetry (experimental). - Fixed Docker socket permissions. Fixes [docker/for-win#13447](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13447) and [docker/for-mac#6823](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6823). - Fixed an issue which caused Docker Desktop to hang when quitting the application whilst paused. - Fixed a bug which caused the **Logs** and **Terminal** tab content in the **Container** view to be covered by a fixed toolbar [docker/for-mac#6814](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6814). - Fixed a bug which caused input labels to overlap with input values on the container run dialog. Fixes [docker/for-win#13304](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13304). - Fixed a bug which meant users couldn't select the Docker Extension menu. Fixes [docker/for-mac#6840](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6840) and [docker/for-mac#6855](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6855) #### For Mac - Added a health check for macOS that notifies users if there has been a change on their system which might cause problems running Docker binaries. #### For Windows - Fixed a bug on WSL 2 where if Desktop is paused, killed, and then restarted, the startup hangs unless WSL is shut down first with `wsl --shutdown`. - Fixed the WSL engine in cases where wsl.exe is not on the PATH [docker/for-win#13547](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13547). - Fixed the WSL engine's ability to detect cases where one of the Docker Desktop distributions' drive is missing [docker/for-win#13554](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13554). - A slow or unresponsive WSL integration no longer prevents Docker Desktop from starting. Fixes [docker/for-win#13549](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13549). - Fixed a bug that caused Docker Desktop to crash on startup [docker/for-win#6890](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6890). - Added the following installer flags: - `--hyper-v-default-data-root` which specifies the default location for Hyper-V VM disk. - `--windows-containers-default-data-root` which specifies the default data root for Windows Containers. - `--wsl-default-data-root` which specifies the default location for WSL distribution disks. ## 4.20.1 {{< release-date date="2023-06-05" >}} ### Bug fixes and enhancements #### For all platforms - containerd image store: Fixed a bug that caused `docker load` to fail when loading an image that contains attestations. - containerd image store: Fixed the default image exporter during build. #### For Windows - Fixed a bug that made it difficult to parse the WSL version on the host in non-western locales. Fixes [docker/for-win#13518](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13518) and [docker/for-win#13524](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13524). ## 4.20.0 {{< release-date date="2023-05-30" >}} ### Upgrades - [Buildx v0.10.5](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.10.5) - [Compose v2.18.1](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.18.1) - [Docker Engine v24.0.2](https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/24.0/#2402) - [Containerd v1.6.21](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.21) - [runc v1.1.7](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.1.5) ### Bug fixes and enhancements #### For all platforms - [Docker Scout CLI](https://docs.docker.com/scout/#docker-scout-cli) now finds the most recently built image if it is not provided as an argument. - Improved the [Docker Scout CLI](https://docs.docker.com/scout/#docker-scout-cli) `compare` command. - Added a warning about the [retirement of Docker Compose ECS/ACS integrations in November 2023](https://docs.docker.com/go/compose-ecs-eol/). Can be suppressed with `COMPOSE_CLOUD_EOL_SILENT=1`.

This section summarizes the release notes for Docker Desktop versions 4.20.1 and 4.20.0. Version 4.20.1 includes bug fixes for containerd image store and Windows. Version 4.20.0 upgrades Buildx, Compose, Docker Engine, Containerd, and runc. It includes several bug fixes and enhancements across all platforms, such as Docker Engine pausing, VirtioFS implementation, improved product usage reporting, and Docker socket permission fixes. It also addresses UI bugs, fixes for WSL issues on Windows, and adds installer flags. Docker Scout CLI improvements and a warning about Docker Compose ECS/ACS integrations are also included.