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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions desktop/vm-vdi.md
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Expand Up @@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ In general, Docker recommends running Docker Desktop natively on either Mac, Lin

To run Docker Desktop in a virtual desktop environment, it is essential nested virtualization is enabled on the virtual machine that provides the virtual desktop. This is because, under the hood, Docker Desktop is using a Linux VM in which it runs Docker Engine and the containers.

## Nested virtualization support
## Virtual desktop support

>Note
>
> Nested virtualization support is only available to Docker Business customers.
> Support for running Docker Desktop on a virtual desktop is only available to Docker Business customers.

The support available from Docker extends to installing and running Docker Desktop inside the VM, once the nested virtualization is set up correctly. For more information on Docker Desktop support, see [Get support](support.md).

For troubleshooting problems and intermittent failures that are outside of Docker's control, you should contact your hypervisor vendor. Each hypervisor vendor offers different levels of support. For example, Microsoft supports running nested Hyper-V both on-prem and on Azure, with some version constraints. This may not be the case for VMWare ESXi or Citrix Hypervisor.
For troubleshooting problems and intermittent failures that are outside of Docker's control, you should contact your hypervisor vendor. Each hypervisor vendor offers different levels of support. For example, Microsoft supports running nested Hyper-V both on-prem and on Azure, with some version constraints. This may not be the case for VMWare ESXi.

## Enable nested virtualization

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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ If you have a paid Docker subscription, you can get support for the following ty
For Windows users, you can also request support on:
* Enabling virtualization in BIOS
* Enabling Windows features
* Running inside [certain VM or VDI environments](../desktop/vm-vdi.md) (Docker Business customers only)


## What is not supported?
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