Docker Starts Failed In Windows

Resolution when starting Docker if the firewall is active and is blocking port allocation.

Issue Description:

  • Docker startup gets stuck while restoring existing overlay networks from HNS into Docker. It throws an HNS issue " Failed to start daemon: Error initializing network controller: Error creating default network: failed during hnsCallRawResponse: hnsCall failed in Win32: There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper. (0x6d9)"
  • The firewall is active and is blocking port allocation.

Resolution:

  • Disable firewall service.