Minikube v1.36.0 Fails to Start on Windows 11 with VirtualBox: VERR_CPUM_INVALID_XCR0 #21197
Description
What Happened?
minikube v1.36.0 on Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language 10.0.26100.4652 Build 26100.4652
- Using the virtualbox driver based on existing profile
- Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
- Restarting existing virtualbox VM for "minikube" ...
! StartHost failed, but will try again: driver start: Unable to start the VM: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe startvm minikube --type headless failed:
VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to load unit 'cpum' (VERR_CPUM_INVALID_XCR0)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_FAIL (0x80004005), component ConsoleWrap, interface IConsole
Details: 00:00:04.261437 End of log file - Log started 2025-07-30T08:56:22.969432700Z
- virtualbox "minikube" VM is missing, will recreate.
- Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=4000MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
- Failed to start virtualbox VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: recreate: creating host: create: creating: write |1: The pipe has been ended.
X Exiting due to GUEST_PROVISION: error provisioning guest: Failed to start host: recreate: creating host: create: creating: write |1: The pipe has been ended.
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minikube v1.36.0 on Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language 10.0.26100.4652 Build 26100.4652
- Using the virtualbox driver based on existing profile
- Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
- Restarting existing virtualbox VM for "minikube" ...
! StartHost failed, but will try again: driver start: Unable to start the VM: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe startvm minikube --type headless failed:
VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to load unit 'cpum' (VERR_CPUM_INVALID_XCR0)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_FAIL (0x80004005), component ConsoleWrap, interface IConsole
Details: 00:00:04.261437 End of log file - Log started 2025-07-30T08:56:22.969432700Z
- virtualbox "minikube" VM is missing, will recreate.
- Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=4000MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
- Failed to start virtualbox VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: recreate: creating host: create: creating: write |1: The pipe has been ended.
X Exiting due to GUEST_PROVISION: error provisioning guest: Failed to start host: recreate: creating host: create: creating: write |1: The pipe has been ended.
Operating System
Windows
Driver
VirtualBox