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Kiro WSL AWS Setup Guide

Install Docker Desktop

Run the Installer

Section titled “Run the Installer”
  1. Open File Explorer → Downloads
  2. Double-click DockerDesktopInstaller (or DockerDesktopInstaller.exe)
  3. On the Configuration screen, match these settings (defaults are fine for most users):

Docker Desktop installer configuration screen with Use WSL 2 checked and Windows Containers unchecked

OptionRequired setting
All-users installation or Per-user installationEither is OK — All-users (default) is fine if you have admin rights
Use WSL 2 instead of Hyper-VChecked (required)
Allow Windows ContainersUnchecked (leave off unless you specifically need Windows containers)
Add shortcut to desktopOptional (your choice)
  1. Click OK
  2. If Windows shows User Account Control (“Do you want to allow this app to make changes?”), click Yes — this is expected with All-users installation
  3. Wait for the installation to finish (several minutes)
  4. When the installer completes, click Close
  5. If prompted to Close and restart Windows, restart before continuing

If “Use WSL 2” is greyed out or missing: WSL2 is not ready yet. Go back and confirm wsl --status shows Default Version: 2, then re-run the Docker installer.