VirtualBox configuration error
The article explains that VirtualBox could not be configured properly.
Try the following steps.
Windows
- Delete the folder %HOMEPATH%\.VirtualBox.
- Try again.
- If the previous step does not help, uninstall your current VirtualBox and re-install VirtualBox recommended version.
Linux
- VirtualBox is no longer the default hypervisor on Linux. QEMU uses KVM and provides better compatibility and performance.
- Delete the folder $HOME/.config/VirtualBox.
- Try again.
- If the previous step does not help, re-install your distribution VirtualBox package.
macOS (Intel x86_64 only)
- VirtualBox is no longer the default hypervisor and it is not recommended on macOS. QEMU provides better compatibility and performance.
- VirtualBox is not available for Mac M series.
- Delete the folder $HOME/Library/VirtualBox.
- Try again.
- If the previous step does not help, re-install VirtualBox.
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