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Auto start docker on Windows 10

Auto start “Docker for Windows.exe” on windows 10. So clients can connect without having logged into windows first.

Download NSSM from https://nssm.cc/

install nssm with chocolatey

choco install nssm

Configure the above executables. Add nssm folder to path.

Uninstall a service

nssm remove docker_for_windows_gui

Install a service

nssm install docker_for_windows_gui "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows.exe"
net start docker_for_windows_gui 

Next open services.msc, find the service and add the login credentials, and restart service.