title: Unable to start: The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop
body: <p>I have installed the Docker for Windows in my windows 10 machine. When I'm trying to "switch to linux container" from "windows container", I'm getting an error.</p>
  
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    <p>Unable to start: The running command stopped because the preference
    variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop:
    'MobyLinuxVM' failed to start.</p>
    
    <p>Failed to start the virtual machine 'MobyLinuxVM' because one of the
    Hyper-V components is not running.</p>
    
    <p>'MobyLinuxVM' failed to start. (Virtual machine ID
    2E563FF9-8F28-49F9-A0D1-4E64BCCC3438)</p>
    
    <p>The Virtual Machine Management Service failed to start the virtual
    machine 'MobyLinuxVM' because one of the Hyper-V components is not
    running (Virtual machine ID 2E563FF9-8F28-49F9-A0D1-4E64BCCC3438). at
    Start-MobyLinuxVM, : line 296 at , :
    line 412    at Docker.Core.Pipe.NamedPipeClient.Send(String action,
    Object[] parameters) in
    C:\workspaces\stable-18.09.x\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Core\pipe\NamedPipeClient.cs:line
    36    at Docker.Actions.&lt;>c__DisplayClass28_0.b__0() in
    C:\workspaces\stable-18.09.x\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Windows\Actions.cs:line
    305    at Docker.WPF.TaskQueue.&lt;>c__DisplayClass19_0.&lt;.ctor>b__1() in
    C:\workspaces\stable-18.09.x\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.WPF\TaskQueue.cs:line 59</p>
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  <p>I have followed the similar question on SO (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48255871/failed-to-start-the-virtual-machine-mobylinuxvm-because-one-of-the-hyper-v-com">Failed to start the virtual machine &#39;MobyLinuxVM&#39; because one of the Hyper-V components is not running</a>) but the solutions which posted in the question didn't work for me.</p>