XDA Developers

WSL containers are about to make Docker on Windows obsolete

WSL containers reached general availability on September 29, and its built-in wslc command lets you build and run Linux ...

Windows 11 adds native support for Linux containers via WSL

Microsoft has made WSL containers generally available on Windows 11. The native tool gives developers a built-in alternative ...

#90 A conversation where a junior asked, 'If containers run on WSL, do we still need Docker?'

Practitioners“If WSL Containers has been officially released, don't we not need Docker Desktop anymore?” After the morning ...

Can the new WSL feature 'wslc' replace Docker?

WSL on Windows has officially added 'wslc' (released in WSL 3.0.1 on September 29, 2026), which allows you to run Linux containers without installing Docker Desktop. Since some say 'Docker is no ...
CSOonline

Critical Docker Desktop flaw allows container escape

Missing authentication on the Docker Engine management API for Docker Desktop on Windows and Mac allows attackers to break out from containers and potentially execute malicious code on the underlying ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft’s then-CEO called Linux a cancer, and now Windows 11 ships Linux containers with upgraded WSL

WSL Containers is now generally available, with the wslc CLI, a Windows API, Intune and Defender controls, and Compose is on ...
Geeky Gadgets

How to run Windows in a Docker container

Linux and Mac users that have a need to periodically access Microsoft Windows will be pleased to know that it is possible to run a full version of Windows in a Docker ...
techtimes

Docker Replaces Its Virtualization Engine: VMM Beta Is Live for Mac and Windows

Docker has shipped the public beta of Docker VMM — a fully rebuilt, first-party hypervisor that replaces the third-party library that has powered Docker Desktop's Linux VM since the product's ...