VirtualBox Error: E_FAIL (0x80004005)

In that case you may want to switch to KVM - as a part of the Linux kernel it is hassle free.

And unlike Windows, with Linux you own the box - you have options rather than feel trapped :slight_smile:

edit: both these threads have views in the 1000s VirtualBox Won't Run - raw-mode unavailable courtesy of Hyper-V?