The Host-Only Adapter fails to install in Windows 8.1 x64 with VirtualBox-4.3.20-96997.
- When VirtualBox is installed, Host-Only appears in the Device Manager as a failed device.
Therefore Host-Only is not visible in the Network Connections window.
Reinstalling the device through VirtualBox returns:
Failed to create the host network interface.
E_FAIL (0x80004005).
- Reinstalling VirtualBox duplicates the device as failed in the device manager:
- Deleting the driver or a clean installation won't change the mentioned results.