title: Docker for Windows and WSL1 to Work together
body: <p>Exactly the same problem as <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63497928">Ubuntu WSL with docker could not be found</a></p>
  <pre><code>$ docker
  
  The command 'docker' could not be found in this WSL 1 distro.
  We recommend to convert this distro to WSL 2 and activate
  the WSL integration in Docker Desktop settings.
  
  See https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/ for details.
  </code></pre>
  <p>But my requirement is different -- I want to</p>
  <ul>
  <li>stick with WSL1 (for reasons beyond this topic)</li>
  <li>and use Docker for Windows as-is</li>
  </ul>
  <p>I.e., I have WSL1 and Docker for Windows installed parallel to each other. This is my current info:</p>
  <pre><code>C:&gt; ver
  Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.1379]
  
  C:&gt; wsl -l -v
    NAME      STATE           VERSION
  * Debian    Running         1
  </code></pre>
  <p>I don't see integration in &quot;Resources -&gt; WSL Integration&quot;, and I don't have WSL2 backend enabled in Docker Desktop settings.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTtij.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTtij.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>Just that I'm getting the above problem -- my <code>docker</code> works anywhere, in CMD, Powershell, git-bash, etc, just not in my WSL.</p>
  <p>All solutions that I found are to install Docker for Windows <em>within</em> WSL1 or WSL2, but I want to keep everything as is -- WSL and Docker for Windows installed <em>parallel to each other</em>.</p>
  <p>Any solution for that?</p>