VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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UUSR
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VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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Windows 11 Pro Build 22509, when installing, I get the following error:
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Re: VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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Issue resolved in Windows 11 Insider Preview 22518.1000 (rs_prerelease).
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Re: VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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Thanks for letting us know!
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Re: VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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the joy was not long, again he does not want to work.
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Re: VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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Bummer! FWIW Virtualbox is installed via the Windows MSI installer system. Web-search how to enable MSI logging, then try the installer again. Search the log file the installer makes for "error", and maybe it will show what Windows coughed on.

Take a look at these resources:

Basic troubleshooting steps for Windows Installer
Repair MSI (Windows Installer) 2.8.8
Windows Repair 4.5.1 (includes the above)
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Re: VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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DEBUG: Error 2888: Executing the TextStyle view failed
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2888. The arguments are: TextStyle, ,
DEBUG: Error 2888: Executing the TextStyle view failed
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2888. The arguments are: TextStyle, ,
Action ended 14:10:55: VBoxFatalErrorDlg. Return value 2.
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Re: VirtualBox installation error in assembly Insider Preview

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Some googling on that 2888 error shows that carefully running through the "Basic troubleshooting steps for Windows Installer" link above can clear up the MSU database glitch that is causing this.

Also try running the Virtualbox installer by right-clicking it and Run As Administrator.
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