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

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Keywords: Genymotion Desktop, Windows, GPU, dual GPU, VBoxHeadless.exe memory could not be read, troubleshooting, high performance discrete GPU, laptops, hybrid graphics

Document ID: 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#split1

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

Problem description

On Windows, the error is typical on laptops with two GPUs.

One GPU is a low-profile integrated GPU with low performance.

The other GPU is a high-profile discrete GPU.

To fix the issue, Windows must use the high-profile discrete GPU by default.

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

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