Docker randomly uninstalls itself every 2 days or so

[menasheh]

Description

Every so often, I'm surprised by the following in my terminal:

$ docker-compose build bash: docker-compose: command not found

Docker was there a few minutes ago, I was in the middle of using it. But suddenly, it's gone as if uninstalled, without a trace.

Reproduce

• Install docker desktop on my laptop
• use as normal for a few days
• docker disappears

Expected behavior

Docker should reliably stay on the machine unless I choose to uninstall it

docker version

Client:
 Cloud integration: v1.0.35+desktop.5
 Version:           24.0.6
 API version:       1.43
 Go version:        go1.20.7
 Git commit:        ed223bc
 Built:             Mon Sep  4 12:32:48 2023
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Desktop 4.25.2 (129061)
 Engine:
  Version:          24.0.6
  API version:      1.43 (minimum version 1.12)
  Go version:       go1.20.7
  Git commit:       1a79695
  Built:            Mon Sep  4 12:32:16 2023
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.6.22
  GitCommit:        8165feabfdfe38c65b599c4993d227328c231fca
 runc:
  Version:          1.1.8
  GitCommit:        v1.1.8-0-g82f18fe
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

docker info

Client:
 Version:    24.0.6
 Context:    default
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.11.2-desktop.5
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.23.0-desktop.1
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-dev.exe
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.20
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.0-beta.9
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
  scan: Docker Scan (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.26.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scan.exe
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.9
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe

Server:
 Containers: 12
  Running: 3
  Paused: 0
  Stopped: 9
 Images: 153
 Server Version: 24.0.6
 Storage Driver: overlay2
  Backing Filesystem: extfs
  Supports d_type: true
  Using metacopy: false
  Native Overlay Diff: true
  userxattr: false
 Logging Driver: json-file
 Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
 Cgroup Version: 1
 Plugins:
  Volume: local
  Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
  Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
 Swarm: inactive
 Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 runc
 Default Runtime: runc
 Init Binary: docker-init
 containerd version: 8165feabfdfe38c65b599c4993d227328c231fca
 runc version: v1.1.8-0-g82f18fe
 init version: de40ad0
 Security Options:
  seccomp
   Profile: unconfined
 Kernel Version: 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
 Operating System: Docker Desktop
 OSType: linux
 Architecture: x86_64
 CPUs: 20
 Total Memory: 31.19GiB
 Name: NYW10LTNA004878
 ID: 85135e2f-5534-472b-8cc0-9bc299ff83f4
 Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
 Debug Mode: false
 HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
 Experimental: false
 Insecure Registries:
  hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
  127.0.0.0/8
 Live Restore Enabled: false

WARNING: No blkio throttle.read_bps_device support
WARNING: No blkio throttle.write_bps_device support
WARNING: No blkio throttle.read_iops_device support
WARNING: No blkio throttle.write_iops_device support
WARNING: daemon is not using the default seccomp profile

Diagnostics ID

A30AA988-CE7C-4897-AA34-ECC2CBDFC17D/20231214185855

Additional Info

Windows 10

[Abhishek-Khelge]

any update on this, this is happening for me too

[clmcdonald]

Also happening to me. I've seen it happen to coworkers on both Windows and Mac.

[bsousaa]

@clmcdonald @Abhishek-Khelge can you please share a diagnostics id?

[menasheh]

In my case, turned out IT was doing it

[tineshsakthir]

Also happening for me now. Have any one founded the solution for this???

windows 11

Just stays in my pc for less than 30 minutes. After that disappears suddenly.

[v-pushkar]

Also happening for me, Windows 10

[MathiasEllegaardRitter]

Also happened for me today at work.

EDIT: After a new update docker will remove the shortcut i used, but i still had it.

[ycclau107]

happening after i restart my PC, window 11.

[shnigi]

Same issue, old version 4.38 uninstalled every day for three days in a row. After updating to 4.39 haven't got this issue anymore

[menasheh]

closing since in my case IT was uninstalling it. If it happens to you open a new issue with your diagnostics.

[drakgoku]

This happened to me once. I didn't think anything of it. It happened a second time. I'm not going to argue anymore. Can anyone recommend something similar to Docker that uses Docker? Thanks.

[bsousaa]

@drakgoku are you in a company environment? Could it be some centralized management solution uninstalling Docker Desktop? Case not, can you please generate a diagnostics ID?