This section covers command line installations of Docker Desktop using PowerShell. It provides common installation commands that you can run. You can also add additional arguments which are outlined in [configuration options](#configuration-options).

When installing Docker Desktop, you can choose between interactive or non-interactive installations.

Interactive installations, without specifying `/quiet` or `/qn`, display the user interface and let you select your own properties.

When installing via the user interface it's possible to:

- Choose the destination folder
- Create a desktop shortcut
- Configure the Docker Desktop service startup type
- Disable Windows Containers
- Choose between the WSL or Hyper-V engine

Non-interactive installations are silent and any additional configuration must be passed as arguments.

### Common installation commands

> [!IMPORTANT]
>
> Admin rights are required to run any of the following commands.

#### Install interactively with verbose logging

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log"
```

#### Install interactively without verbose logging

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi"
```

#### Install non-interactively with verbose logging

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log" /quiet
```

#### Install non-interactively and suppressing reboots

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log" /quiet /norestart
```

#### Install non-interactively with admin settings

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log" /quiet /norestart ADMINSETTINGS="{"configurationFileVersion":2,"enhancedContainerIsolation":{"value":true,"locked":false}}" ALLOWEDORG="docker"
```

#### Install interactively and allow users to switch to Windows containers without admin rights

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log" /quiet /norestart ALLOWEDORG="docker" ALWAYSRUNSERVICE=1
```

#### Install with the passive display option

You can use the `/passive` display option instead of `/quiet` when you want to perform a non-interactive installation but show a progress dialog.

In passive mode the installer doesn't display any prompts or error messages to the user and the installation cannot be cancelled.

For example:

```powershell
msiexec /i "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log" /passive /norestart
```

> [!TIP]
>
> When creating a value that expects a JSON string:
>
> - The property expects a JSON formatted string
> - The string should be wrapped in double quotes
> - The string shouldn't contain any whitespace
> - Property names are expected to be in double quotes

### Common uninstall commands

When uninstalling Docker Desktop, you need to use the same `.msi` file that was originally used to install the application.

If you no longer have the original `.msi` file, you need to use the product code associated with the installation. To find the product code, run:

```powershell
Get-WmiObject Win32_Product | Select-Object IdentifyingNumber, Name | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Docker Desktop"}
```

It should return output similar to the following:

```text
IdentifyingNumber                      Name
-----------------                      ----
{10FC87E2-9145-4D7D-B493-2E99E8D8E103} Docker Desktop
```
> [!NOTE]
>
> This command may take some time, depending on the number of installed applications.

`IdentifyingNumber` is the applications product code and can be used to uninstall Docker Desktop. For example:

```powershell
msiexec /x {10FC87E2-9145-4D7D-B493-2E99E8D8E103} /L*V ".\msi.log" /quiet
```

#### Uninstall interactively with verbose logging

```powershell
msiexec /x "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log"
```

#### Uninstall interactively without verbose logging

```powershell
msiexec /x "DockerDesktop.msi"
```

#### Uninstall non-interactively with verbose logging

```powershell
msiexec /x "DockerDesktop.msi" /L*V ".\msi.log" /quiet
```

#### Uninstall non-interactively without verbose logging

```powershell