@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"

 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/options"

 	blkiodev "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/configs"

+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"

 )

 const (

@@ -230,6 +231,11 @@ func checkSystem() error {

 	if osv.Build < 14393 {

 		return fmt.Errorf("The docker daemon requires build 14393 or later of Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10")

 	}

+

+	vmcompute := windows.NewLazySystemDLL("vmcompute.dll")

+	if vmcompute.Load() != nil {

+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load vmcompute.dll. Ensure that the Containers role is installed.")

+	}

 	return nil

 }