Win10 Build 16237 - VMs fail to start - bcrypt.dll and bcryptprimitives.dll

[Jacob Klein]

Thanks for reporting this! We'll have a fix for this out early next week, I hope.
-bird

Thanks bird!
I'm hopeful for a v5.0.x fix too, as the result of that decision heavily affects my setups, but I'll absolutely understand either way.
In case you're curious why (or need inspiration), you might love this screenshot, showing that each of my 4 PCs still has 1 BOINC VM v"1.17" RNA World task, requiring v5.0.x VirtualBox or older, that has prevented me from upgrading to v5.1.x on any of the 4 PCs. Gotta love these monster tasks!

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[socratis]

still has 1 BOINC VM v"1.17" RNA World task, requiring v5.0.x VirtualBox or older, that has prevented me from upgrading to v5.1.x on any of the 4 PCs.

And you keep them in the Win10 fast ring!!!
And you are asking for testbuilds of the unsupported 5.0.x VirtualBox!!!
WHY???
If you depend on something, you definitely don't have it on the "beta" of every software out there!

[Jacob Klein]

When the Creators update went public, I still had a task that required 4.3.x that didn't work on it. So, even if I'm not running pre-release software, it's possible that I'll have a task requiring a version of VirtualBox that doesn't work with the released version of Windows. In that case, I had to "Defer Upgrades" (a feature in Windows 10 Anniversary Update) for a while, while using the Release partition, in order to get that task done, before upgrading the PC. To me, that's not too much different than the scenario we have in this thread.

Oh, and why keep them in the Fast ring? Because I'm a tester, helping Microsoft to test their software, and helping Oracle test their software.
You must not understand my passion for testing If I could be running the test versions of VirtualBox right now, I would.

PS: Right now, the 4 triple-booting PCs, are now booting up to Slow ring partitions. ie: I've already taken preliminary action, and will continue to crunch while taking necessary action.

[rseiler]

Great to hear.

(No surprise, but 16241 didn't change anything.)

[Jacob Klein]

Right. I confirm that Build 16241 (released today) makes VirtualBox have the same problems as post 1 in this thread.

[sniem]

Confirmed, problems persist with Insider build 16241. Happy to hear an update is coming soon - and I hope I won't have to reinstall my existing VMs

PS: I hope you make sure that using Windows Server 2016 Insider build 16237 could be used as host or guest OS

[boredog]

Will it be posted here when the new build comes out?

[Jacob Klein]

Oracle VirtualBox Test builds are posted here:
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds
I'd recommend checking daily.

Also, subscribing to this thread will likely be useful, as users might download the test build to report success/failure.

[boredog]

On other forums I can subscribe pretty easy and am sent e-mail anytime a reply is made to a thread I subscribe to. I am however not finding the subscribe tab in this forum.

[Jacob Klein]

On other forums I can subscribe pretty easy and am sent e-mail anytime a reply is made to a thread I subscribe to. I am however not finding the subscribe tab in this forum.

Did you try Edit > Find > Subscribe ? Ctrl+F does wonders too. If you are find-incapable, then the "Subscribe topic" link is at the bottom left.

[socratis]

On other forums I can subscribe pretty easy and am sent e-mail anytime a reply is made to a thread I subscribe to.

You are automatically subscribed to a thread if you post on one. You are not automatically set up to receive e-mails. You have to do this from the User Control Panel » Board preferences » Edit posting defaults » Notify me upon replies by default.

I remember that I proposed to change it so that "Yes" would be the default for all new users, but the admins told me that people were complaining. C,est la vie...

[Jacob Klein]

Also, just a heads up.. "Notify me upon replies by default:" is a "Yes" "No" option, in User Control Panel > Board preferences > Edit posting defaults.
Mine is set to "No".
So, it is possible to not be automatically subscribed to a thread.

I always just check to see if "Subscribe" in on the thread's page, and click "Subscribe" to Subscribe. C'est ma vie.
Then I get emails when that thread gets replies.

[socratis]

You are automatically subscribed to a thread if you post on one.

So, it is possible to not be automatically subscribed to a thread.

Those two do not contradict each other. What you're doing is to selectively subscribe to a thread where you have or haven't posted yet. Problem/question with 'boredog' was that although they had already participated to a thread, they weren't notified for updates.

[Jacob Klein]

With that setting set to "No", I am not automatically subscribed to threads that I reply to.
We're probably saying the same thing.

[apinto]

Any update on this?

I made the mistake pf updating to 16241 and now I cannot even rollback to 16232... My bad I know

Cheers!