# Install Docker Engine from binaries — Install server and client binaries on Windows

> > [!NOTE] > > The following section describes how to install the Docker daemon on Windows > Server which allows you to run Windows containers only.

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&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; &gt; The following section describes how to install the Docker daemon on Windows &gt; Server which allows you to run Windows containers only. When you install the &gt; Docker daemon on Windows Server, the daemon doesn't contain Docker components &gt; such as buildx and compose. If you're running Windows 10 or 11, &gt; we recommend that you install Docker Desktop instead.

Binary packages on Windows include both dockerd.exe and docker.exe. On Windows, these binaries only provide the ability to run native Windows containers (not Linux containers).

To install server and client binaries, perform the following steps

Download the static binary archive. Go to and select the latest version from the list.

Run the following PowerShell commands to install and extract the archive to your program files

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```powershell
    PS C:\&gt; Expand-Archive /path/to/&lt;FILE&gt;.zip -DestinationPath $Env:ProgramFiles
```

Register the service and start the Docker Engine

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```powershell
    PS C:\&gt; &amp;$Env:ProgramFiles\Docker\dockerd --register-service
    PS C:\&gt; Start-Service docker
```

Verify that Docker is installed correctly by running the hello-world image.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```powershell
    PS C:\&gt; &amp;$Env:ProgramFiles\Docker\docker run hello-world:nanoserver
```

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