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Merge pull request #256 from mstanleyjones/134_hyperv_virtualbox_confusion 

Clarify Hyper-V and VirtualBox info for Docker for Windows
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@ -26,25 +26,25 @@ power users or multi-node experimentation. Both Docker for Mac and Docker for
Windows include the newest version of Docker Machine, so when you install either Windows include the newest version of Docker Machine, so when you install either
of these, you get `docker-machine`. of these, you get `docker-machine`.
The new solutions come with their own native virtualization solutions rather The new solutions come with their own native virtualization solutions instead of
than using Oracle VirtualBox, so there are new considerations to keep in mind Oracle VirtualBox, so keep the following considerations in mind when using
when using Machine to create local VMs. Docker for Mac allows for the creation Machine to create local VMs.
of additional `docker-machine` based `virtualbox` machines without issue, but in
the case of Docker for Windows, you will need to use the `hyperv` driver
instead.
- **Docker for Mac**: You can create additional `docker-machine` machines using the
`virtualbox` driver.
- **Docker for Windows**: You can create additional `docker-machine` machines using
the `hyperv` driver instead of the `virtualbox` driver.
#### If you are using Docker for Windows #### If you are using Docker for Windows
Docker for Windows uses [Microsoft Docker for Windows uses [Microsoft
Hyper-V](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyperv_on_windows/windows_welcome) Hyper-V](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyperv_on_windows/windows_welcome)
for virtualization, and Hyper-V and Oracle VirtualBox are incompatible. for virtualization, and Hyper-V is not compatible with Oracle VirtualBox, which
Therefore, you cannot run the two solutions simultaneously. But you can still is the default driver for `docker-machine`. Therefore, if you use Docker
use `docker-machine` to create local VMs by using the Microsoft Hyper-V driver. for Windows, you must use the `hyperv` driver when creating machines using
`docker-machine` See the
* If you are using Docker for Windows, the only prequisite is to have Docker for Windows installed. You will use the Microsoft `hyperv` driver to create [Docker Machine driver for Microsoft Hyper-V](drivers/hyper-v.md) for more
local machines. (See the [Docker Machine driver for Microsoft information.
Hyper-V](drivers/hyper-v.md).)
#### If you are using Docker for Mac #### If you are using Docker for Mac