1. Device needs to be running Windows 11 or 10 (version 1903 or later).
2. Enable virtualization on the device.
3. Run the following powershell command:
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   	Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "Containers-DisposableClientVM" -All -Online
   

4. Restart the computer when prompted.
5. Open Windows Sandbox from the Start Menu to run it.

See the Microsoft Learn page about Windows Sandbox for more information.

1. Install WSL.
2. Install Docker for Desktop and ensure it is enabled for WSL
3. Open terminal as an administrator and open a tab for WSL
4. Install Nvidia Container Toolkit if needed for a Nvidia GPU & configure it.
5. Run docker pull ollama/ollama
6. Run the following:

docker run -d \
--gpus all \
-v ollama:/root/.ollama \
-p 11434:11434 \
--security-opt=no-new-privileges \
--cap-drop=ALL \
--cap-add=SYS_NICE \
--memory=8g \
--memory-swap=8g \
--cpus=4 \
--read-only \
--name ollama \
ollama/ollama

7. If a popup comes up for firewall permissions, click Allow
8. Check to see if docker is running with docker ps to ensure its running
9. Run the following command to run DeepSeek docker exec -it ollama ollama run deepseek-r1
10. Once the model is ready the prompt will change to ask for a message.
11. Once done, find the Container ID with docker ps and then run docker stop <containerID>

1. Install WSL on Windows
2. Go to Docker’s website and download the installer for Windows.
3. Run the installer
4. Restart the device when prompted.
5. Open Docker for Desktop and accept the terms
6. Log into or create an account with Docker
7. Navigate to Settings
8. In the General tab, select Use the WSL 2 based engine or ensure its checked.
9. If there was a change in settings, click the Apply & restart button in the lower right corner.

1. Open command prompt or terminal on the Windows device as an Administrator.
2. run the command wsl --install.
3. run the command wsl.exe -d Ubuntu.
4. Follow the prompt to create a default Unix user account.
5. Follow the prompt to create a password for the Unix user account.

All done!

[!Note] There might be a pop up with some introductory information on WSL once the install is complete (Step 2).

For more information on WSL refer to the article on Microsoft Learn How to install Linux on Windows with WSL