The VirtualBox error "Call to WHvSetupPartition failed: ERROR_SUCCESS (Last=0xc000000d/87) (VER_MEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED)", commonly appears because the HYPER-V is installed, or loaded at Windows 10 startup. The issue commonly in Windows 10 PRO, as well in Home editions.
Problem Description: After a Windows 10 Update, the VirtualBox Machine failed to start with error:
Call to WHvSetupPartition failed: ERROR_SUCCESS (Last=0xc000000d/87) (VERR_NEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED).
Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
This tutorial contains instructions to solve the "Call to WHvSetupPartition failed: ERROR_SUCCESS (Last=0xc000000d/87) (VER_MEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED)" in VirtualBox.
FIX VirtualBox Error: Call to WHvSetupPartition failed: ERROR_SUCCESS in Windows 10.
1. Navigate to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off
2. Uncheck the following features:
- Containers *
- Hyper-V *
- Virtual Machine Platform
- Windows Hypervisor Platform
- Windows Sandbox
* Note: The 'Containers' and the 'Hyper-V' features exists only in Windows 10 PRO.
3. Restart the Computer after uninstall.
4. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
5. Type the following command and press Enter:
- bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
6. Reboot your PC.
7. After reboot, start the VM.
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