Windows 11 build 25987 (Canary) - VirtulaBox not working

[jdelano]

Add me to the list of hacked PCs running 25987 same error. Submitting to MS as well.

[skull43]

same here

[Thibi_99]

Same here. Rolling back from 25987 to 1353 seems to have resolved the issue.

Glad the fix was this easy, I am a student applied information science having exams this week.
Not being able to use my virtual lab environments would have been a real bummer

[multiOS]

I'm not sure whether anyone is expecting any responses/solutions to the problems experienced with VMs built using Windows Insider builds, but it may be worth a reminder that the VirtualBox User Manual explicitly states that Windows 10 and 11 Insider Preview Builds are not supported.

Although Forum reports and the comparison/verification of user experience may be of interest to users of these builds, the VirtualBox Development Team is probably unlikely to ever have the resource that would be needed to explore compatibility issues which are specific to the use of pre-release builds of Windows (or any other OS).

Also this quote from Microsoft (emphasis mine):

"The Canary Channel is the place to preview platform changes that require longer-lead time before getting released to customers. Some examples of this include major changes to the Windows kernel, new APIs, etc. Builds that we release to the Canary Channel should not be seen as matched to any specific release of Windows and some of the changes we try out in the Canary Channel will never ship, and others could show up in future Windows releases when they’re ready."

From: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insid ... y-channel/

makes it clear why third-party software developers 'chasing' early issues specific to 'alpha/beta' changes, which Microsoft considers experimental and also admit may never reach production, would be a poor use of scarce resources.

Sorry, if my opinions seem negative but, if Windows Insider Builds happen work on VirtualBox that should probably be considered a bonus; and a situation which is likely to alter at any time, depending on Microsoft's approach to implementing/testing changes.

[ci4ic4]

Same here, to add to the case log. Using the same W11 canary build.

[mpack]

I think we probably have enough "me too" reports now guys. Especially since I don't see any diagnostic info being provided.

Locking this.