Docker Inside a Docker on Windows

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I have seen docker inside docker docker container for Ubuntu/Linux. As per the replies in this thread, the following command works

docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/run/docker.sock -v $(which docker):/bin/docker [your image

Are there any similar commands available for docker in Windows 7?

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I am using the below command in Windows 10 to run docker inside docker. The docker image is with alpine OS. Note that the path is //var/run/docker.sock

docker run -it --rm --privileged --name dockerindocker -v //var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock docker

/ # docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
02285c22006f        docker              "docker-entrypoint..."   3 seconds ago       Up 2 seconds                            dockerindocker

/ # cat /etc/alpine-release
3.6.2
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