Starting a virtual device fails with "VBoxHeadless.exe - Application Error. [...] The memory could not be read."
On Windows, this error is typical with laptops with 2 GPUs.
A low-profile integrated GPU provides low performance. A high-profile discrete GPU provides the needed performance.
To fix this, force Windows to use the AMD/NVIDIA high-profile discrete GPU by default.
Follow the instructions from this article: How to force Genymotion Desktop use the high performance discrete GPU on laptops?
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