Explore the innovative approach to running Windows inside a Docker container, offering a streamlined and flexible solution for developers and IT professionals.
This guide provides an in-depth look at setting up Windows environments using Docker, from automatic ISO downloads and KVM acceleration to web-based management.
Whether you’re looking to create a Windows 11 machine or need to run legacy versions, this article covers everything you need to get started with ease.
Windows in a Docker container.
Via docker-compose.yml
version: "3"
services:
windows:
image: dockurr/windows
container_name: windows
devices:
- /dev/kvm
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
ports:
- 8006:8006
- 3389:3389/tcp
- 3389:3389/udp
stop_grace_period: 2m
restart: on-failure
Via docker run
docker run -it --rm --name windows -p 8006:8006 --device=/dev/kvm --cap-add NET_ADMIN --stop-timeout 120 dockurr/windows
VERSION
environment variable to your compose file, in order to specify an alternative Windows version to be downloaded:environment:
VERSION: "win11"
win11
Windows 11 ProMicrosoftFast6.4 GBwin10
Windows 10 ProMicrosoftFast5.8 GBltsc10
Windows 10 LTSCMicrosoftFast4.6 GBwin81
Windows 8.1 ProMicrosoftFast4.2 GBwin7
Windows 7 SP1Bob PonyMedium3.0 GBvista
Windows Vista SP2Bob PonyMedium3.6 GBwinxp
Windows XP SP3Bob PonyMedium0.6 GB2022
Windows Server 2022MicrosoftFast4.7 GB2019
Windows Server 2019MicrosoftFast5.3 GB2016
Windows Server 2016MicrosoftFast6.5 GB2012
Windows Server 2012 R2MicrosoftFast4.3 GB2008
Windows Server 2008 R2MicrosoftFast3.0 GBcore11
Tiny 11 CoreArchive.orgSlow2.1 GBtiny11
Tiny 11Archive.orgSlow3.8 GBtiny10
Tiny 10Archive.orgSlow3.6 GBTo install ARM64 versions of Windows use dockur/windows-arm.docker
and by leaving the password empty. By default, 2 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM are allocated to the container, as those are the minimum requirements of Windows 11.
To increase this, add the following environment variables:
environment:
RAM_SIZE: "8G"
CPU_CORES: "4"
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