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Specify that Docker requires x64

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Adds this requirement to docker/docker. Already replicated in docker/tutorials

Resolves: #18401

Signed-off-by: Aditi Rajagopal <arajagopal@us.ibm.com>
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## Requirements
Your machine must be running Windows 7 or newer to run Docker. To find out what version of Windows you have:
To run Docker, your machine must have a 64-bit operating system running Windows 7 or higher. Additionally, you must make sure that virtualization is enabled on your machine.
To verify your machine meets these requirements, do the following:
1. Right click the Windows Start Menu and choose **System**.
@ -59,7 +60,12 @@ and virtualization support is enabled in BIOS and recognized by Windows.
target="_blank"> Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection
Tool</a> and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Verify your Windows OS is 64-bit (x64)
How you do this verification depends on your Windows version. For details, see the Windows
article [How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version
of the Windows operating system](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/827218).
> **Note**: If you have Docker hosts running and you don't wish to do a Docker Toolbox
installation, you can install the `docker.exe` using the *unofficial* Windows package
manager Chocolately. For information on how to do this, see [Docker package on