Windows: Windows inside a Docker container (54k stars)
What it does
All text below is quoted directly from the project README.
>Windows inside a Docker container.
Features:
- Runs Windows inside a Docker container
- Automatic download and hands-free installation
- Supports modern and legacy Windows releases
- Near-native performance with KVM acceleration
- Customizable CPU, memory, and storage allocation
- Dynamic memory allocation with memory ballooning
- USB passthrough and host folder sharing
- Supports NAT, user-mode, macvlan, and macvtap networking
>Docker or Podman on a Linux host with KVM support.
Repository
dockur/windows
Repository stats
|Metric|Value|
|:-|:-|
|Stars|53,709|
|Forks|5.0k|
|Last release|v6.06 (2026-10-05)|
|Languages|Shell 71.5%, Batchfile 28.2%, Dockerfile 0.3%|
|Contributors|34|
|AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|@Copilot (1 commits)|
|AI co-authored commits|None|
Main contributor
|Field|Value|
|:-|:-|
|Name|Kroese|
|GitHub|@kroese|
|Commits to this repo|901 (top contributor)|
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原来 Omarchy 菜单里的 安装 Windows 是用的这个Docker 方案 dockur/windows
Windows: Windows inside a Docker container (54k stars) What it does All text below is quoted directly from the project README. >Windows inside a Docker container. Features: - Runs Windows inside a Docker container - Automatic download and hands-free installation - Supports modern and legacy Windows releases - Near-native performance with KVM acceleration - Customizable CPU, memory, and storage allocation - Dynamic memory allocation with memory ballooning - USB passthrough and host folder sharing - Supports NAT, user-mode, macvlan, and macvtap networking >Docker or Podman on a Linux host with KVM support. Repository dockur/windows Repository stats |Metric|Value| |:-|:-| |Stars|53,709| |Forks|5.0k| |Last release|v6.06 (2026-10-05)| |Languages|Shell 71.5%, Batchfile 28.2%, Dockerfile 0.3%| |Contributors|34| |AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|@Copilot (1 commits)| |AI co-authored commits|None| Main contributor |Field|Value| |:-|:-| |Name|Kroese| |GitHub|@kroese| |Commits to this repo|901 (top contributor)| ────────────────────────────── 📌 How many great GitHub repos have you discovered and completely forgotten about? Don't let another useful tool disappear into your Reddit feed. Get the community's best repos, organized by category, plus key takeaways from real developer discussions, delivered to your inbox twice a week. 📬 Never lose track of great repos again. Subscribe free.
Running a full Windows 11 desktop inside a Docker container with an in-browser web viewer. dockur/windows automates the whole flow: pulls official ISOs from Microsoft, runs unattended setup, and serves the desktop over noVNC (port 8006) + RDP. dockur/windows t.co