docker : error during connect: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.40/version: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified. In the default daemon configuration on Windows, the docker client must be run elevated to connect. This error may also indicate that the docker daemon is not running.

Solution:
Open PowerShell as Administrator and run the following command

net start docker

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it is not working getting the below error

The service name is invalid.

Not working