# docker desktop stop

**Description:** Stop Docker Desktop

**Usage:** `docker desktop stop [OPTIONS]`












## Options

| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `-d`, `--detach` |  |  Do not synchronously wait for the requested operation to complete |
| `--force` |  |  Force Docker Desktop to stop |
| `--timeout` |  |  Terminate the running command after the specified timeout with a non-zero exit code. A value of zero (the default) or -1 means no timeout |