Docker Desktop 4.1.0: New Software Updates Section, Compose V2, Volume Management, and Bug Fixes

- Fixed the update notification overlay sometimes getting out of sync between the **Settings** button and the **Software update** button in the Docker Desktop Dashboard. - Fixed the menu entry to install a newly downloaded Docker Desktop update. When an update is ready to install, the **Restart** option changes to **Update and restart**. #### For Windows - Fixed a regression in WSL 2 integrations for some distributions (e.g. Arch or Alpine). Fixes [docker/for-win#12229](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12229) - Fixed update notification overlay sometimes getting out of sync between the Settings button and the Software update button in the Dashboard. ## 4.1.0 {{< release-date date="2021-09-30" >}} ### New - **Software Updates**: The Settings tab now includes a new section to help you manage Docker Desktop updates. The **Software Updates** section notifies you whenever there's a new update and allows you to download the update or view information on what's included in the newer version. - **Compose V2** You can now specify whether to use Docker Compose V2 in the General settings. - **Volume Management**: Volume management is now available for users on any subscription, including Docker Personal. Ships [Docker Public Roadmap#215](https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/215) ### Upgrades - [Compose V2](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.0.0) - [Buildx 0.6.3](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.6.3) - [Kubernetes 1.21.5](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases/tag/v1.21.5) - [Go 1.17.1](https://github.com/golang/go/releases/tag/go1.17.1) - [Alpine 3.14](https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.14.0-released.html) - [Qemu 6.1.0](https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/6.1) - Base distribution to debian:bullseye ### Bug fixes and minor changes #### For Windows - Fixed a bug related to anti-malware software triggering, self-diagnose avoids calling the `net.exe` utility. - Fixed filesystem corruption in the WSL 2 Linux VM in self-diagnose. This can be caused by [microsoft/WSL#5895](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/5895). - Fixed `SeSecurityPrivilege` requirement issue. See [docker/for-win#12037](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12037). - Fixed CLI context switch sync with UI. See [docker/for-win#11721](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/11721). - Added the key `vpnKitMaxPortIdleTime` to `settings.json` to allow the idle network connection timeout to be disabled or extended. - Fixed a crash on exit. See [docker/for-win#12128](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12128). - Fixed a bug where the CLI tools would not be available in WSL 2 distributions. - Fixed switching from Linux to Windows containers that was stuck because access rights on panic.log. See [for-win#11899](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/11899). ### Known Issues #### For Windows Docker Desktop may fail to start when upgrading to 4.1.0 on some WSL-based distributions such as ArchWSL. See [docker/for-win#12229](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12229)

Docker Desktop version 4.1.0 introduces a new Software Updates section in the Settings tab for managing updates, allows users to specify whether to use Docker Compose V2, and makes Volume Management available for all subscription levels. It also includes upgrades to Compose V2, Buildx, Kubernetes, Go, Alpine, and Qemu. Windows-specific fixes address issues with anti-malware software, filesystem corruption in the WSL 2 Linux VM, SeSecurityPrivilege requirements, CLI context switch syncing, crashes on exit, CLI tool availability in WSL 2, and container switching problems. A known issue exists where Docker Desktop may fail to start on some WSL-based distributions after upgrading to 4.1.0.