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How to fix 'VirtualBox Com server is not running or failed to start' error

On windows if you see:

VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
VBoxManage.exe: error: Code CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE (0x80080005) - Server execution failed (extended info not available)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.

##Try starting VirtualBox as admin.

  • Navigate to where VirtualBox is installed.
  • Right click on VirtualBox.exe and select Properties.
  • Click the Compatability tab.
  • Click the button that says 'Change settings for all users'.
  • In the new window that pops up check 'Run this program as administrator'.
  • Click the Ok button.
  • That windows closes and you are back at the VirtualBox.exe Properties window.
  • Click Apply
  • And now start VirtualBox again by double clicking on VirtualBox.exe

Try doing whatever you were doing before (in my case I was running vagrant up)

@ruan-almeidaa
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funcionou, muito obrigado!

@taljacob2
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taljacob2 commented Mar 11, 2022

Hi,
Maybe this would help someone.
I managed to solve this issue for the error of:

Stderr: VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
VBoxManage.exe: error: Code ERROR_PROC_NOT_FOUND 0x8007007F (0x8007007F) - ERROR_PROC_NOT_FOUND 0x8007007F

I deleted all the VirtualBox installations I had on my computer (I had 3 different installations), and installed only one installation.
It fixed my problem.

@Chezcom
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Chezcom commented Jun 30, 2022

Muchas gracias!

@dkalog
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dkalog commented Oct 3, 2022

thanks a lot

@stawmar
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stawmar commented Nov 26, 2022

Thakns a lot.

@LizardNerd
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Thank you very much!

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