C:\Projects> docker version
Client:
Version: 1.13.0-dev
API version: 1.25
Go version: go1.7.3
Git commit: d8d3314
Built: Tue Nov 1 03:05:34 2016
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
error during connect: Get http:
specified. In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.
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The error is related to that part:
In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect
You can do this in order to switch Docker daemon, as elevated user:
With Powershell:
Open Powershell as administrator
Launch command: & 'C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe' -SwitchDaemon
OR, with cmd:
Open cmd as administrator
Launch command: "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe" -SwitchDaemon