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> **Update to the Docker Desktop terms**
>
> Professional use of Docker Desktop in large organizations (more than 250 employees or more than $10 million in revenue) requires users to have a paid Docker subscription. While the effective date of these terms is August 31, 2021, there is a grace period until January 31, 2022 for those that require a paid subscription. For more information, see [Docker Desktop License Agreement](../../subscription/index.md#docker-desktop-license-agreement).
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This page contains information about the new features, improvements, known issues, and bug fixes in Docker Desktop releases.

## Docker Desktop 4.1.0
2021-09-30

> Download Docker Desktop
>
> [For Windows](https://desktop.docker.com/win/main/amd64/Docker%20Desktop%20Installer.exe?utm_source=docker&utm_medium=webreferral&utm_campaign=docs-driven-download-win-amd64){: .button .primary-btn }

### New

**Software Updates**: The Settings tab now includes a new section to help you manage Docker Desktop updates. The **Software Updates** section notifies you whenever there's a new update and allows you to download the update or view information on what's included in the newer version. For more information, see [Software Updates](../#software-updates).

**Compose V2** You can now specify whether to use [Docker Compose V2](../../compose/cli-command.md) in the General settings.

**Volume Management**: Volume management is now available for users on any subscription, including Docker Personal. For more information, see [Explore volumes](../dashboard.md#explore-volumes).

### Upgrades

- [Compose V2](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.0.0)
- [Buildx 0.6.3](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.6.3)
- [Kubernetes 1.21.5](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases/tag/v1.21.5)
- [Go 1.17.1](https://github.com/golang/go/releases/tag/go1.17.1)
- [Alpine 3.14](https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.14.0-released.html)
- [Qemu 6.1.0](https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/6.1)
- Base distro to debian:bullseye

### Bug fixes and minor changes

- Fixed a bug related to anti-malware software triggering, self-diagnose avoids calling the `net.exe` utility.
- Fixed filesystem corruption in the WSL 2 Linux VM in self-diagnose. This can be caused by [microsoft/WSL#5895](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/5895).
- Fixed `SeSecurityPrivilege` requirement issue. See [docker/for-win#12037](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12037).
- Fixed CLI context switch sync with UI. See [docker/for-win#11721](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/11721).
- Added the key `vpnKitMaxPortIdleTime` to `settings.json` to allow the idle network connection timeout to be disabled or extended.
- Fixed a crash on exit. See [docker/for-win#12128](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12128).
- Fixed a bug where the CLI tools would not be available in WSL 2 distros.
- Fixed switching from Linux to Windows containers that was stuck because access rights on panic.log. See [for-win#11899](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/11899).

### Known Issue

Docker Desktop may fail to start when upgrading to 4.1.0 on some WSL-based distributions such as ArchWSL. See [docker/for-win#12229](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12229.)

## Docker Desktop 4.0.1
2021-09-13

> Download Docker Desktop
>
> [For Windows](https://desktop.docker.com/win/main/amd64/68347/Docker Desktop Installer.exe)

### Upgrades

- [Compose V2 RC3](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc.3)
  - Compose v2 is now hosted on github.com/docker/compose.
  - Fixed go panic on downscale using `compose up --scale`.<commit_msg>Fix a broken link<commit_after>---
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> **Update to the Docker Desktop terms**
>
> Professional use of Docker Desktop in large organizations (more than 250 employees or more than $10 million in revenue) requires users to have a paid Docker subscription. While the effective date of these terms is August 31, 2021, there is a grace period until January 31, 2022 for those that require a paid subscription. For more information, see [Docker Desktop License Agreement](../../subscription/index.md#docker-desktop-license-agreement).
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This page contains information about the new features, improvements, known issues, and bug fixes in Docker Desktop releases.

## Docker Desktop 4.1.0
2021-09-30

> Download Docker Desktop
>
> [For Windows](https://desktop.docker.com/win/main/amd64/Docker%20Desktop%20Installer.exe?utm_source=docker&utm_medium=webreferral&utm_campaign=docs-driven-download-win-amd64){: .button .primary-btn }

### New

**Software Updates**: The Settings tab now includes a new section to help you manage Docker Desktop updates. The **Software Updates** section notifies you whenever there's a new update and allows you to download the update or view information on what's included in the newer version. For more information, see [Software Updates](../#software-updates).

**Compose V2** You can now specify whether to use [Docker Compose V2](../../compose/cli-command.md) in the General settings.

**Volume Management**: Volume management is now available for users on any subscription, including Docker Personal. For more information, see [Explore volumes](../dashboard.md#explore-volumes).

### Upgrades

- [Compose V2](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.0.0)
- [Buildx 0.6.3](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.6.3)
- [Kubernetes 1.21.5](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases/tag/v1.21.5)
- [Go 1.17.1](https://github.com/golang/go/releases/tag/go1.17.1)
- [Alpine 3.14](https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.14.0-released.html)
- [Qemu 6.1.0](https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/6.1)
- Base distro to debian:bullseye

### Bug fixes and minor changes

- Fixed a bug related to anti-malware software triggering, self-diagnose avoids calling the `net.exe` utility.
- Fixed filesystem corruption in the WSL 2 Linux VM in self-diagnose. This can be caused by [microsoft/WSL#5895](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/5895).
- Fixed `SeSecurityPrivilege` requirement issue. See [docker/for-win#12037](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12037).
- Fixed CLI context switch sync with UI. See [docker/for-win#11721](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/11721).
- Added the key `vpnKitMaxPortIdleTime` to `settings.json` to allow the idle network connection timeout to be disabled or extended.
- Fixed a crash on exit. See [docker/for-win#12128](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12128).
- Fixed a bug where the CLI tools would not be available in WSL 2 distros.
- Fixed switching from Linux to Windows containers that was stuck because access rights on panic.log. See [for-win#11899](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/11899).

### Known Issue

Docker Desktop may fail to start when upgrading to 4.1.0 on some WSL-based distributions such as ArchWSL. See [docker/for-win#12229](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/12229)

## Docker Desktop 4.0.1
2021-09-13

> Download Docker Desktop
>
> [For Windows](https://desktop.docker.com/win/main/amd64/68347/Docker Desktop Installer.exe)

### Upgrades

- [Compose V2 RC3](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc.3)
  - Compose v2 is now hosted on github.com/docker/compose.
  - Fixed go panic on downscale using `compose up --scale`.
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