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## Requirements
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-Your machine must be running Windows 7 or newer to run Docker. To find out what version of Windows you have:
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+To run Docker, your machine must have a 64-bit operating system running Windows 7 or higher. Additionally, you must make sure that virtualization is enabled on your machine.
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+To verify your machine meets these requirements, do the following:
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1. Right click the Windows Start Menu and choose **System**.
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target="_blank"> Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection
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Tool</a> and follow the on-screen instructions.
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+3. Verify your Windows OS is 64-bit (x64)
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+ How you do this verification depends on your Windows version. For details, see the Windows
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+ article [How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version
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+ of the Windows operating system](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/827218).
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> **Note**: If you have Docker hosts running and you don't wish to do a Docker Toolbox
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installation, you can install the `docker.exe` using the *unofficial* Windows package
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manager Chocolately. For information on how to do this, see [Docker package on
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