How to enable Server service in Windows 10?

This is a laptop machine provided by the enterprise I work in, it has installed some VPN and monitoring software. Server service is not listed in services manager and Docker refuses to install with the following message:

Docker Desktop requires the Server service to be enabled

By default employees can't install software in this machines, but as developer one can request administrative permissions as I did. I'm almost sure that they disabled the service but I can't figure out why.

How can I install or enable it?

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After getting the needed privilege, try exporting the registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver] on another Windows 10 machine, and import the resulting .reg file on your enterprise laptop.

If that doesn't work, copy C:\Windows\System32\srvsvc.dll from the other machine and try again.

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