Docker VMM doesn't restart Docker Engine

[liamrotheram]

Bug report

On Windows 11 Pro, upon changing from WSL2 to Docker VMM the Docker Engine won't restart even after restarting Docker and completing various tasks to get it running.

Platform

Windows

Version information

Client:
 Version:           29.7.2
 API version:       1.55
 Go version:        go1.26.5
 Git commit:        a7dcaa6
 Built:             Wed Aug  5 18:31:33 2026
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           desktop-linux

Client:
 Version:    29.7.2
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  agent: Docker AI Agent Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.127.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-agent.exe
  ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.30.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-ai.exe
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.36.1-desktop.1
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v5.5.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.47
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.4.3
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
  dhi: CLI for managing Docker Hardened Images (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.0.7
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-dhi.exe
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.31
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
  mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.43.3
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-mcp.exe
  model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.2.6
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-model.exe
  offload: Docker Offload (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.6.13
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-offload.exe
  pass: Docker Pass Secrets Manager Plugin (beta) (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.2
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-pass.exe
  sandbox: "docker sandbox" is deprecated, use Docker Sandboxes instead (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.13.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sandbox.exe
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.24.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe

Diagnostics ID

EAA1724E-78E2-4D9D-A1A7-F1DDBBEC3EFF

[bsousaa]

you diagnostic ID is incomplete, can you please generate a new one?