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

> Release notes
>
> You can [get release notes for all versions here](/release-notes/)

## Install Docker EE

Docker EE for Windows requires Windows Server 2016 or later. See
[What to know before you install](#what-to-know-before-you-install) for a
full list of prerequisites.

1.  Open a PowerShell command prompt, and type the following commands.<commit_msg>add back variables too<commit_after>---
description: How to install Docker EE for Windows Server
keywords: Windows, Windows Server, install, download, ucp, Docker EE
title: Install Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server
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Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server (*Docker EE*) enables native
Docker containers on Windows Server. Windows Server 2016 and later versions are supported. The Docker EE installation package
includes everything you need to run Docker on Windows Server.
This topic describes pre-install considerations, and how to download and
install Docker EE.

> Release notes
>
> You can [get release notes for all versions here](/release-notes/)

## Install Docker EE

Docker EE for Windows requires Windows Server 2016 or later. See
[What to know before you install](#what-to-know-before-you-install) for a
full list of prerequisites.

1.  Open a PowerShell command prompt, and type the following commands.
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