Docker Desktop release 2.2 is here!
December 8, 2025 · 265 words · 2 min
We are excited to announce that we ! Thanks to the user feedback on the new features initially rele
We are excited to announce that we ! Thanks to the user feedback on the new features initially released in the Edge channel, we are now ready to publish them into Stable. Before getting to each feature into detail, let’s see : Back in July we released on Edge the , where we included an experimental integration of Docker running on an existing user Linux distribution. We learnt from our experience and re-architected our solution . This new architecture for WSL 2 allows users to: To make use of the WSL 2 features you will need to be on a Windows preview version that supports WSL 2. For existing Windows users not on Windows Insider builds we have been working on improving the user experience we have today for the inner loop. Traditionally with Docker Desktop on Windows, we have relied upon the Samba protocol to manage the interaction between the Linux file system working with Docker and the Windows file system. We have now , which: Last but not least, Docker Desktop now includes an . We have been listening to developers and working hard to incorporate a single user interface across Mac and Windows so that we could look at how we can make it easier to work with Docker locally. Historically Docker offered similar capability with Kitematic, which we plan to archive in 2020 and replace with the new Desktop Dashboard. You can try all of the new features now by getting !