@@ -509,16 +509,18 @@ func (s *DockerCLIExecSuite) TestExecUlimits(c *testing.T) {

 // #15750

 func (s *DockerCLIExecSuite) TestExecStartFails(c *testing.T) {

-	// TODO Windows CI. This test should be portable. Figure out why it fails

-	// currently.

-	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)

 	name := "exec-15750"

 	runSleepingContainer(c, "-d", "--name", name)

 	assert.NilError(c, waitRun(name))

 	out, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("exec", name, "no-such-cmd")

 	assert.ErrorContains(c, err, "", out)

-	assert.Assert(c, strings.Contains(out, "executable file not found"))

+

+	expectedMsg := "executable file not found"

+	if DaemonIsWindows() {

+		expectedMsg = "The system cannot find the file specified"

+	}

+	assert.Assert(c, is.Contains(out, expectedMsg))

 }

 // Fix regression in https://github.com/docker/docker/pull/26461#issuecomment-250287297