Failed to open a session for the virtual machine

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Fielding
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Failed to open a session for the virtual machine

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VirtualBox - Error
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine
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Cannot open host device 'COM3' for read/write access.
Check the permissions of that device
(VERR_ACCESS_DENIED).
Details
Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005) *
Component: Console i
Interfece: ¡Consolé {db7ab4ca-2a3f-4183-9243-
Cl208da92392>
OK
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What can I do to solve this problem ?
Best Regards
Perryg
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Re: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine

Post by Perryg »

Disable the serial port in the guest settings.
Fielding
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Re: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine

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How can I do that ?
Perryg
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Re: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine

Post by Perryg »

You click the settings icon and then click on the serial section and take the check mark out of the serial port enable.
Fielding
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Re: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine

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Undertood. I'll try and comment any difficulty

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