Step-by-step Workflow to Install Docker and ROS on Windows PC

After installation, there is a Mandatory Restart required to finish installation.

Hit the Windows Icon > CMD > Docker

This will show you a bunch of available Docker commands which is a sign that you have successfully installed Docker.

You might get the access denied error. If so, fix it using the next step otherwise skip to the Launch step.

Be sure to run the Command Prompt as Admin

docker pull osrf/ros:foxy-desktop

Docker > Images

You can pull multiple images of ROS1 and ROS 2 which will all be listed here and you can easily manage them here. This is the power of Docker.

docker run --name ros2-foxy -it osrf/ros:foxy-desktop

For all available Docker commands, check out: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/

Depending on the corresponding version of ROS you use, you can execute your respective nodes.

Remember "roscore" doesn't exist in ROS2

On a single Ubuntu 20.04 on top of your Windows PC, you can now easily run ROS1 and ROS2 without having to mess around with Ubuntu Versions and ROS Version incompatibilities.