[Solved] Cannot start Whonix

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dawnwatcher
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[Solved] Cannot start Whonix

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Win 7 Home Premium SP1; x64; HP I5 PC; 16Gb RAM
Virtual Box Version 6.1.26 r145957 (Qt5.6.2)
Whonix-XFCE-16.0.2.7

This is my first experience of VirtualBox & Whonix. All seemed to be going well until I tried to start Whonix gateway.

Whonix fails to start with the following error message.

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Whonix-Gateway-XFCE.
The native API dll was not found (C:\Windows\system32\WinHvPlatform.dll) (VERR_NEM_NOT_AVAILABLE).

VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for all CPU modes (VERR_VMX_MSR_ALL_VMX_DISABLED).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}


Clicking the Settings icon the following error messages appear

WHONIX-Gateway-XFCE - Settings menu

Invalid Settings Detected (moving the mouse over the icon reveals the following)

The hardware Virtualisation is enabled in the accelleration section of the system page although it is not supported by the host system. It should be disabled in order to
start the virtual system.


The Paravirtualisation Interface is set to Default but it cannot be changed & saved as the OK button is greyed out

Any help will be gratefully received. Thank you
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mpack
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Re: Cannot start Whonix

Post by mpack »

It "seemed to be going well"? Please clarify, because the error message says that your VM can't ever have worked - it can't run until you fix the BIOS problem.

Read related FAQ: I have a 64bit host, but can't install 64bit guests.
dawnwatcher
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Re: Cannot start Whonix

Post by dawnwatcher »

Thank you. Issue sorted. Now got Whonix gateway & workstation running.
mpack
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Re: Cannot start Whonix

Post by mpack »

Thanks for reporting back.
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