How do I start the Genymotion Desktop service?

1. Launch Genymotion Desktop

• Open the Genymotion app on your PC (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
• If this is the first time, a sign‑in window will appear. Log in with your Genymotion account or activate the trial.

2. Open the Device Manager

• In the main window, click “Start” next to the virtual device you want to run.
• If you don’t see a device, create one first: click “New” → follow the wizard → select device → finish.

3. Start the virtual device

• After the device appears in the list, click “Start”.
• Genymotion will launch VirtualBox (or Hypervisor) and spin up the Android VM.
• The status will change to “On” once it’s ready.

4. Troubleshooting

• If you get “Unable to start a device” or “An error has occurred while trying to create a virtualbox host‑only network interface”, ensure you’re running Genymotion with an administrator account on Windows (or a user with sufficient privileges on macOS/Linux).
• For Windows, you may need to clean up VirtualBox host‑only adapters:

1. Open VirtualBox → File → Host Network Manager…

2. Delete all adapters except one.

3. Reboot and run Genymotion again.

• On Linux/macOS, ensure the VirtualBox kernel modules are loaded (run sudo /sbin/rcvboxdrv setup on Ubuntu, or install the virtualbox package).

5. Optional – Start Cloud Instances

• If you’re using Genymotion SaaS, go to the CLOUD INSTANCES tab in the launcher, click “GET STARTED”, and log into your SaaS account.
• Once logged in, create or start a cloud instance; it will appear in the same device list and can be started in the same way.

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Feel free to let me know if you hit any specific error or need help configuring a particular device!