How do I (re)start Rancher Desktop?

[huyz]

(I've selected the containerd runtime)

When I run nerdctl it says:

Rancher Desktop is not running. Please start Rancher Desktop to use nerdctl

I launch the Rancher Desktop UI and then do what? I don't see a start, launch, or restart button anywhere.

[rak-phillip]

When you open Rancher Desktop, it will automatically run through some startup routines. You can see the progress bar in the lower left-hand side of the main window.

If all goes well, you will see a blue Rancher Desktop logo in your tray menu when Rancher Desktop is running.

This should be enough to start using nerdctl.

[huyz]

In my case, that wasn't happening. I don't know why. I think ended up having to do a factory reset to get it to work again.