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VirtualBox was working fine on my Windows 10 machine. For another project, I had to install Docker. After that work was done, I uninstalled Docker. Now my VirtualBox VMs are no longer working (some kind of VT-X problem?). I checked the BIOS and the VT-x settings are enabled.

Can anyone advise why uninstalling Docker would cause this, and how to get VirtualBox working again. The machine is an E470 Thinkpad.

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To get VirtualBox running again, complete the following steps:

  • Open the "old" Windows Control Panel -> Programs and Features
  • On the left side choose "Turn Windows features on or off:

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  • Deselect "Hyper-V" in the list of features:

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  • Click "OK", let Windows deinstall Hyper-V and reboot at end
  • After reboot you have to reinstall/repair your installation of VirtualBox with the original installer!
  • Reboot again and it should work 🙂
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After that work was done, I uninstalled Docker. Now my VirtualBox VMs are no longer working (some kind of VT-X problem?).

When you installed Docker it required you to also install Hyper-V

Can anyone advise why uninstalling Docker would cause this, and how to get VirtualBox working again? The machine is an E470 Thinkpad.

You need to uninstall Hyper-V. You won't be able to run a 64-bit guest within a VirtualBox VM until you do that

Hyper-V is automatically enabled on a Docker for Windows install.

Microsoft Hyper-V

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    You could always just use Hyper-V instead of VirtualBox.
    – Ramhound
    Jan 29 '18 at 16:56
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Installing Docker Desktop 2.3.0.5 broke my VirtualBox 6.1.14 Windows guests (Windows host)

Even after uninstalling Docker they were still broken

  • Tried uninstalling Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Resolution was to uninstall the Windows Feature Virtual Machine Platform

I arrived at the solution by checking Event Viewer => Setup to discover what changes Docker installer had made

Selectable update VirtualMachinePlatform of package Microsoft-Windows-HyperV-OptionalFeature-VirtualMachinePlatform-Disabled was successfully turned on.

Initiating changes to turn on update VirtualMachinePlatform of package Microsoft-Windows-HyperV-OptionalFeature-VirtualMachinePlatform-Disabled. Client id: DISM Package Manager Provider.

Notes

  1. Guests were running HyperV paravirtualisation
  2. HyperV was already uninstalled when started troubleshooting
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  • It works on Win10 Home 20H2. Thanks
    – Odys
    Feb 25 at 13:49

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