Docker Desktop 4.2.0 fails to run when %USERPROFILE% path is invalid regex

[KashMoneyMillionaire]

• I have tried with the latest version of Docker Desktop
• I have tried disabling enabled experimental features
• I have uploaded Diagnostics
• Diagnostics ID:

Actual behavior

Docker Desktop fails to open and displays an error instead:

Expected behavior

Docker Desktop opens correctly and runs

Information

• Windows Version: Win 10 Build 19043.1348
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.2.0 (latest at the time. i don't have this problem in 4.1.1)
• WSL2 or Hyper-V backend? WSL2 on Ubuntu 20.04
• Are you running inside a virtualized Windows e.g. on a cloud server or a VM:

Steps to reproduce the behavior

For me, this breaks every time:

1. Have a UserProfile path with an open parentheses but not a closing one. Mine is C:\Users\KashCummings(Credera. These are AD bound names, so cannot change
2. Install Docker Desktop v4.2.0
3. Run docker desktop
4. The above error pops up

Based on a limited debug, it appears something about the log file rotation has broken between 4.1.1 and 4.2.0. The error message above the dialog box looks similar to the message provided by docker, which makes me think it's trying to do a regex match on a string that's an invalid regex string.

Error:

A JavaScript error occurred in the main process
Uncaught Exception:
SyntaxError: Invalid regular expression:
C:\Users\KashCummings(Credera\AppData\Roaming\Docker... electron-2021-11-15-15.log/:
Unterminated group
at String.match(<anonymous»)
at Object. FileStreamRotator.getStream (C:\Program
Files\Docker\Docker\frontend resources app.asar\node_modules\file-stream-rotator Fil.:26)
at new DailyRotateFile (C:\Program
Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources app.asar\node_modules winston-daily-rotate-..:57)
at Object.<anonymous (C:\Program
Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources app.asar\src_transpiled logger.js:36:20)
at Module._compile (node internal/modules/cjs/loader:1110:14)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (node.internal/modules/cjs/loader:1140:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cs/loader:982:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cs/loader:823:12)
at Function.c._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:5:13331)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1006:19)

[pjllaneras]

This is exactly what is happen to me, just after the update. In addition, when I run "docker ps" in a command, all containers I had are missing.

[Marcel0024]

Getting the same error here. Is there a work around? How can i downgrade?
It's unusable

Edit:
Downgrade:
Uninstall via 'Add or uninstall program'

Download older version and install:
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/

[pjllaneras]

I have to say that containers are not missing, they were stoped (using command "docker ps -a" I can view all my containers), and are working with no problems with command line. The problem seems to affect only the docker windows GUI.

[StefanScherer]

Thanks for the report. We're looking at this.

[trungutt]

@KashMoneyMillionaire Docker Desktop 4.3.0 is out and has a fix for this issue

[pjllaneras]

I confirm that 4.3.0 solve the problem, but due the problem you have to download the installer file from docker web and install, the system will update docker and all containers are there. Thanks!!!

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