Starting a virtual device fails with "VBoxHeadless.exe - Application Error. [...] The memory could not be read."

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/9423473314973-Starting-a-virtual-device-fails-with-VBoxHeadless-exe-Application-Error-The-memory-could-not-be-read

Keywords: Genymotion Desktop, VBoxHeadless.exe, Windows, discrete GPU

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On Windows, this error is typical with laptops with 2 GPUs. The error occurs with a low-profile integrated GPU with low performances. The error also occurs with a high-profile discrete GPU.

To fix this error, force Windows to use the AMD/NVIDIA high-profile discrete GPU by default.

To do so, follow the instructions from this article: How to force Genymotion Desktop use the high performance discrete GPU on laptops?

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