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Docker Desktop very slow startup after 4.41.x update (appears frozen but eventually launches) #7671

@jgleigh

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@jgleigh

Description

The desktop GUI never launches and all containers are not running after installing and launching the 4.41.x update. First noticed the issue with 4.41.0 but 4.41.2 is still broken. Running on an M1 Mac Studio with macOS 15.4.1. Reverting to 4.40.0 restores functionality.

Reproduce

  1. Install 4.41.x update.
  2. Launch Docker Desktop
  3. nothing works

Expected behavior

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docker version

Client:
 Version:           28.1.1
 API version:       1.49
 Go version:        go1.23.8
 Git commit:        4eba377
 Built:             Fri Apr 18 09:49:45 2025
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/jgleigh/.docker/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

docker info

Client:
 Version:    28.1.1
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.1.7
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.23.0-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  cloud: Docker Cloud (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.3.0
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-cloud
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.35.1-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.38
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.8
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.2
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-dev
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.27
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  dev
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-mcp
  model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.11
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-model
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.17.1
    Path:     /Users/jgleigh/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/jgleigh/.docker/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Diagnostics ID

C0630CB9-BE8C-4B68-98F7-5C0393D5F704/20250507002400

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