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Docker Engine no longer starts on Windows after upgrading to 28.0.0 and 28.0.1 #49625

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@vcantor

Description

After installing the new versions, the Windows Service no longer starts on Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2019. See panic log:
panic.log

Reproduce

  1. Stop Docker Engine Windows Service
  2. Replace dockerd executable with the newer version
  3. Start Docker Engine Windows Service

Expected behavior

Docker Engine should start without any errors.

docker version

Client:
 Version:           28.0.1
 API version:       1.48
 Go version:        go1.23.6
 Git commit:        068a01e
 Built:             Wed Feb 26 10:41:52 2025
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           default
error during connect: this error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running: Get "http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.48/version": open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified.

docker info

Client:
 Version:    28.0.1
 Context:    default
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.33.1
    Path:     C:\Program Files\docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe

Server:
ERROR: error during connect: this error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running: Get "http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.48/info": open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified.
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Additional Info

Please keep in mind that the information about the engine can't be provided through docker commands because the engine is not running.

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