hcsshim::PrepareLayer failed in Win32: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3) on Docker Desktop 4.28.0 (139021)

[4ampro]

I am encountering "hcsshim::PrepareLayer failed in Win32: The system cannot find the path specified" on Windows 10 Pro Version10.0.19045 Build 19045:

Commandline: docker run --volume "c:\bcartifacts.cache:c:\dl"

docker version
Client:
Cloud integration: v1.0.35+desktop.11
Version: 25.0.3
API version: 1.44
Go version: go1.21.6
Git commit: 4debf41
Built: Tue Feb 6 21:13:02 2024
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Context: default

Server: Docker Desktop 4.28.0 (139021)
Engine:
Version: 25.0.3
API version: 1.44 (minimum version 1.24)
Go version: go1.21.6
Git commit: f417435
Built: Tue Feb 6 20:55:49 2024
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Experimental: false

It happens during: Status: Image is up to date for mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.19041.1415
mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.19041.1415
Using image mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.19041.1415

Full Error:
Creating container Container from image mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.19041.1415
e7f2784186ed2e216c869521f6c6362767c03c8fed7fb27160ce78468a447499
New-BCContainer Telemetry Correlation Id: 3f66ddac-bbd9-4aff-8ffc-6fafce473a21
DockerDo : docker: Error response from daemon: hcsshim::PrepareLayer failed in Win32: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3).
ExitCode: 125
Commandline: docker run --volume "c:\bcartifacts.cache:c:\dl" --label nav= --env isBcSandbox=Y --label version=23.5.16502.17686 --label
platform=23.0.17641.0 --label country=US --env artifactUrl=https://bcartifacts.azureedge.net/sandbox/23.5.16502.17686/us --env multitenant=Y
--env licenseFile="c:\run\my\license.bclicense" --name Container --hostname Container --env auth=NavUserPassword --env username="admin" --env
ExitOnError=N --env locale=en-US --env databaseServer="" --env databaseInstance="" --volume
"C:\ProgramData\BcContainerHelper:C:\ProgramData\BcContainerHelper" --volume
"C:\ProgramData\BcContainerHelper\Extensions\Container\my:C:\Run\my" --isolation process --restart unless-stopped --env filesOnly=False --env
enableApiServices=Y --env useSSL=N --volume "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc:C:\driversetc" --env securePassword=76492d1116743f0423413b16050a5
345MgB8AG8ANwBUAGYAcwBmAE4AUABmAG4AawBPAHkANQBFAG8AeABVAGQAbQA4AHcAPQA9AHwANgBlAGEAZgA5AGMAYQBiADMAZABkADEAOQAyAGMAOAAzADMAZQA4ADAAOABhADQANAA
1AGMANgA2ADMAYgAyADIAMgA4ADIANAA2AGIAYQA2ADgAMgAyAGUAYQA4AGYANAA3AGYAMAA2ADgAYwBiAGEANQAwADUAZQA3AGEAMgA= --env
passwordKeyFile="c:\run\my\aes.key" --env removePasswordKeyFile=Y --env accept_eula=Y --env accept_outdated=Y --detach
mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.19041.1415
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\BcContainerHelper\6.0.0\ContainerHandling\New-NavContainer.ps1:1969 char:15

• ... if (!(DockerDo -accept_eula -accept_outdated:$accept_outdated - ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,DockerDo

This is after a complete reinstall of Docker Desktop.
I am unable to create New-BCContainer because of this issue.
Any help is appreciated.

[nick-webbgh]

I'm also getting this error using the powershell script below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've tried removing all containers, uninstalling and re-installing Docker Desktop.

$containerName = 'bcnwtest004' $password = 'P@ssw0rd' $securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $password -AsPlainText -Force $credential = New-Object pscredential 'admin', $securePassword $auth = 'UserPassword' $artifactUrl = Get-BcArtifactUrl -type 'Sandbox' -country 'gb' -select 'Latest' New-BcContainer
-accept_eula -containerName $containerName
-credential $credential -auth $auth
-artifactUrl $artifactUrl -imageName 'bcnwtest004img'
-memoryLimit 8G -updateHosts
Here's the script output:

BcContainerHelper is version 6.0.0
BcContainerHelper is running as administrator
HyperV is Enabled
UsePsSession is True
Host is Microsoft Windows 11 Pro - 10.0.22631.3296
Docker Client Version is 25.0.3
Docker Server Version is 25.0.3
Removing Desktop shortcuts
Fetching all docker images
Fetching all docker volumes
ArtifactUrl and ImageName specified
WARNING: Unable to find matching generic image for your host OS. Using mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.20348.2340
Fetching all docker images
Building multitenant image bcnwtest004img:sandbox-23.5.16502.17828-gb-mt based on mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.20348.2340 with https://bcartifac
ts.azureedge.net/sandbox/23.5.16502.17828/gb
Pulling latest image mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.20348.2340
10.0.20348.2340: Pulling from businesscentral
7c76e5cf7755: Already exists
a61557bf6642: Already exists
4e27dceaede8: Already exists
4ed1ee36e917: Already exists
4e3161feeb34: Already exists
4a87fb828d64: Already exists
cea67d57f3f9: Already exists
38b4ae346056: Already exists
a778e25f053d: Already exists
32229c882b1e: Already exists
02e64a21450c: Already exists
aa49fedb3e4f: Already exists
0ae32a5a2c8d: Already exists
Digest: sha256:7473a1ca0616569f43a7b5e14add41f0a5fa8b4b5077abe86c5e4ade1af40d51
Status: Downloaded newer image for mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.20348.2340
mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.20348.2340
Generic Tag: 1.0.2.17
Container OS Version: 10.0.20348.2340 (ltsc2022)
Host OS Version: 10.0.22631.3296 (Unknown/Insider build)
Using hyperv isolation
Files in c:\bcartifacts.cache\c32c41ui.ikq\my:
Copying Platform Artifacts
c:\bcartifacts.cache\sandbox\23.5.16502.17828\platform
Copying Database
Copying Licensefile
Copying ConfigurationPackages
C:\bcartifacts.cache\sandbox\23.5.16502.17828\gb\ConfigurationPackages
Copying Extensions
C:\bcartifacts.cache\sandbox\23.5.16502.17828\gb\Extensions
Copying Applications.GB
C:\bcartifacts.cache\sandbox\23.5.16502.17828\gb\Applications.GB
c:\bcartifacts.cache\c32c41ui.ikq
Sending build context to Docker daemon 2.571GB

Step 1/6 : FROM mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral:10.0.20348.2340
---> c4cd601a3c1b
Step 2/6 : ENV DatabaseServer=localhost DatabaseInstance=SQLEXPRESS DatabaseName=CRONUS IsBcSandbox=Y artifactUrl=https://bcartifacts.azureedge.net/sandbo
x/23.5.16502.17828/gb filesOnly=False
---> Running in d5030fcc2b87
New-Bcimage Telemetry Correlation Id: 3de8646c-5061-4028-8279-85131418d96d
New-BcContainer Telemetry Correlation Id: 8c0459ae-1c1c-43c7-beb7-6c5531617284
DockerDo : hcsshim::PrepareLayer failed in Win32: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3)
ExitCode: 1
Commandline: docker build --isolation=hyperv --memory 8G --no-cache --tag bcnwtest004img:sandbox-23.5.16502.17828-gb-mt c:\bcartifacts.cache\c32c41ui.ikq
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\BcContainerHelper\6.0.0\ContainerHandling\New-NavImage.ps1:694 char:27

• ... if (!(DockerDo -command build -parameters @("--isolation=$isola ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,DockerDo

[nunogsilva]

I'm having the same error like @nick-webbgh , running the same script, any solution?