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description: How to install Docker EE for Windows
keywords: Windows, Windows Server, install, download, ucp, Docker EE
title: Install Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server 2016
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Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server 2016 (*Docker EE*) enables native
Docker containers on Windows Server 2016. The Docker EE installation package
includes everything you need to run Docker on Windows Server 2016.
This topic describes pre-install considerations, and how to download and
install Docker EE.

>**Looking for Release Notes?** [Get release notes for all
versions here](https://docs.docker.com/release-notes/) or subscribe to the
[releases feed on the Docker Blog](http://blog.docker.com/category/engineering/docker-releases/).

## Docker Universal Control Plane and Windows

With Docker EE, your Windows nodes can join swarms that are managed
by Docker Universal Control Plane (UCP). When you have Docker EE installed
on Windows Server 2016 and you have a
[UCP manager node provisioned](/datacenter/ucp/2.2/guides/admin/install/), you can 
[join your Windows worker nodes to a swarm](/datacenter/ucp/2.2/guides/admin/configure/join-windows-worker-nodes/). 

## Install Docker EE

Docker EE for Windows requires Windows Server 2016. See<commit_msg>mention that UCP doesn't yet work on 1709 (#5084)<commit_after>---
description: How to install Docker EE for Windows
keywords: Windows, Windows Server, install, download, ucp, Docker EE
title: Install Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server 2016
redirect_from:
- /docker-ee-for-windows/install/
---

Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server 2016 (*Docker EE*) enables native
Docker containers on Windows Server 2016. The Docker EE installation package
includes everything you need to run Docker on Windows Server 2016.
This topic describes pre-install considerations, and how to download and
install Docker EE.

>**Looking for Release Notes?** [Get release notes for all
versions here](https://docs.docker.com/release-notes/) or subscribe to the
[releases feed on the Docker Blog](http://blog.docker.com/category/engineering/docker-releases/).

## Docker Universal Control Plane and Windows

With Docker EE, your Windows nodes can join swarms that are managed
by Docker Universal Control Plane (UCP). When you have Docker EE installed
on Windows Server 2016 and you have a
[UCP manager node provisioned](/datacenter/ucp/2.2/guides/admin/install/), you can 
[join your Windows worker nodes to a swarm](/datacenter/ucp/2.2/guides/admin/configure/join-windows-worker-nodes/). 

## Install Docker EE

>Windows Server 1709
>
>Docker Universal Control Plane is not currently supported on Windows Server 1709 due to image incompatibility issues.
>To use UCP, for now please use the current LTSB Windows release and not 1709.


Docker EE for Windows requires Windows Server 2016. See
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