[Unstable] There is no "Switch to Linux containers..." or "Switch to Windows containers..." option in the menu on Docker Desktop 4.25.0

[v-mengwe]

OS Version: Win10 22H2/Win11 23H2
Docker Desktop: 4.25.0(126336)
Regression: 4.24.2

Repro Steps:

1. Install Docker Desktop 4.25.0.
2. Right click the Docker Desktop icon.
3. Check whether there is "Switch to Linux containers..." or "Switch to Windows containers..." option in the menu.

Expect:
There is "Switch to Linux containers..." or "Switch to Windows containers..." option in the menu.

Actual:
There is no "Switch to Linux containers..." or "Switch to Windows containers..." option in the menu.

More Info:
This is an unstable issue, we verified this issue on 11 machines, 7 of them reproduced.

[gitmgk]

same +1 , Install Docker Desktop 4.25.0 , "Switch to Windows containers" or "Switch to Linux containers" no shown option in the menu.

I am uninstall with Revo Uninstaller Pro : Docker Desktop 4.25.0 , windows registry , all file ... , install Docker Desktop 4.25.0 , both switch OK .

[nogov]

+1. The same happened after update to 4.25.0

[lkelly93]

+1

[Florian2145]

+1. DockerCli.exe is missing since 4.25.0

[Rhynier]

+1 on this issue and DockerCli.exe being missing. Windows 11 Enterprise.

[stevenxi]

+1 v4.25.0

[dmduggan]

Found this workaround in the release notes.

Switch to Windows containers option in the tray menu may not show up on Windows. As a workaround, edit the settings.json file and set "displaySwitchWinLinContainers": true.

The file can be found at $env:APPDATA\Docker\settings.json.

[amrutha95]

+1 On windows 11

[qtqgyt]

+1 Windows 11 Pro