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Unable to install any distros under WSL / Hyper-V

I have a newer machine that previously ran VMs without any issue, trying to install WSL and run Ubuntu and it fails, I think WSL might be hosed anyway and tried to reinstall. All updates installed. ...
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Running into kvm_amd error while attempting to run Docker and a VirtualBox VM at the same time on Ubuntu

I'm trying to run a Docker Container for Graphite and a VirtuaBox VM for Home Assistant OS, yet I'm running into an issue with kvm_amd while trying to start a VM with Docker running: VirtualBox can't ...
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Installing VirtualBox in linux via a script with also includes signing kernal modules

I have a linux VM (ubuntu 20.04) with secure boot settings active. Basically I need to install virtualBox and then create multiple VMs via virtual box via script only. No manual intervention should be ...
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Fedora Virtualbox VM machine when clicked, details UI not visible

I am in Fedora and I have installed virtualbox latest, earlier it was showing the UI of a VM when I click on it but later on , I initiated File manager and now I can only see below components on the ...
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How do I install WSL on a Windows guest inside VirtualBox

I am following the steps to install WSL on Windows 10 guest machine inside of VirtualBox. And currently I am facing this issue - it seems I cannot install Ubuntu Linux with WSL on a Windows 10 guest ...
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Getting shared folders to work on a VM with open-vm-tools

VMWare Workstation Pro Version 17.0.2 build-21581411 Host System: Win 10 Pro most recent version Guest OS: Zorin OS 16 Core most recent version I want to setup a shared folder between my windows host ...
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How can Virtualbox and Multipass coexist on the same system?

I am running an Ubuntu 22.04 (KDE Neon) on an Intel Haswell i5-4570 CPU. I installed Virtualbox (6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1) to be able to run the occasional Windows application, and I installed ...
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VirtualBox 6.1x: How enable 'Enable Nested VT-x/AMD-V' to enable 'KVM virtualization'?

Using VirtualBox 6.1.36 - in 2 different laptops with Windows 7 and 10 Home - the guest is Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 - I have the following situation about Docker: Docker Desktop remains stopped on Ubuntu ...
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How do I save Virtual Machine state in UTM (QEMU)? using M1 Macbook Pro

I am a beginner in dealing with virtual machines. I have managed to boot up a virtual machine (Ubuntu) using UTM on my M1 Macbook Pro. However, I have been having a hard time figuring out how I can ...
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VirtualBox guest doesn't boot up. I only get a black screen

I have a problem with my Virtual box. When I try to start a guest OS, it doesn't start and I get a black screen. I tried to disable Hardware Virtualization an 3D acelaration but the only thing that ...
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Oracle VBox inaccessible after change of name of user folder on Windows 10

Yesterday I changed name of my user file and name of account from "Król" to "Sotel" on Windows 10. Now my oracle vbox is inaccessible and shows error: Runtime error opening 'C:\...
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Does Parallels use proprietary drivers or virtualization technology?

This might not be the right place to ask and even a bit of a vague question but I'll try to be as clear as possible. I'm running a MacBook Pro (2016) and I've been using VirtualBox in order to run ...
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Windows update made VirtualBox VM disappear and now I can't enable shared folders or second screen in Ubuntu

Today I had Windows 10 update itself. I use Windows 10 as the VirtualBox VM host. When starting VirtualBox after the Windows update, I noticed VirtualBox didn't show my VMs anymore! With the help of ...
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VBox manager seeing but not seeing VM

It might sound stupid but that's preaty much it I run sudo VBoxManage setextradata Whonix-Workstation-XFCE1 "VBoxInternal/Devices/lsilogicsas/0/LUN#0/AttachedDriver/Config/ReadOnly" 1 and ...
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How can I emulate Ubuntu 18.04 on MacOS using qemu?

How can I run Ubuntu 18.04 on my MacBook Air (Mojave) using QEMU? (yes I have to use QEMU for now.) I got QEMU from here. But also got it from Homebrew as well. I've tried looking at the QEMU's ...
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