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This is quite specific and so hopefully easy to answer. I've just got a new Dell XPS 15 as a desktop replacement.

I've installed CentOS (tried 6 and 7) on VirtualBox, that works fine, but as soon as I set the Network Adapter to Bridged and set inside /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 the line ONBOOT=yes (something I've always done with the many CentOS/VB boxes I've built) windows crashes and I get BSOD.

When I install CentOS I do get told that the hardware is incompatible:

virtual box centos install unsupported hardware error message

That error seems to be about the CPU but windows crashes as soon as I type service network restart

I don't know where to begin in debugging this, but as it crashes windows it's taking quite a lot of my time to try and find out what is going on.

Any one got any ideas, on where to look if not how to fix it?

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Same problem found to be due to update to Killer Network drivers. Update enabled Killer Bandwidth Control.

From Virtualbox bug ticket

Solution: Go to control panel, networking, select your network adapter (Local Area Connection), select properties, and uncheck the Killer Bandwidth control.

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    Is this on Windows 10?
    – Pete
    Commented Apr 12, 2017 at 8:56
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    Yes, I can confirm with my XPS 15 9560 with Killer Network adapter
    – Chapuller
    Commented Jul 31, 2017 at 16:18

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