add check for compatible Docker OS type

core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/DockerClientProviderStrategy.java

@@ -199,4 +199,11 @@ protected void ping(DockerClient client, int timeoutInSeconds) {
     public String getDockerHostIpAddress() {
         return DockerClientConfigUtils.getDockerHostIpAddress(this.config);
     }
+
+    protected void checkOSTypeForWindows() {
+        String osType = client.infoCmd().exec().getOsType();
+        if ("windows".equalsIgnoreCase(osType)) {
+            throw new InvalidConfigurationException("Windows containers are currently not supported");
+        }
+    }
 }

core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/NpipeSocketClientProviderStrategy.java

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public void test() throws InvalidConfigurationException {
         } catch (Exception | UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
             throw new InvalidConfigurationException("ping failed", e);
         }
+        checkOSTypeForWindows();
     }
 
     @NotNull

core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/WindowsClientProviderStrategy.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ protected boolean isApplicable() {
     @Override
     public void test() throws InvalidConfigurationException {
         config = tryConfiguration("tcp://localhost:2375");
+        checkOSTypeForWindows();
     }
 
     @Override