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[Solved] Boot Win 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 17:49
by Bartvl
Using windows 8.1 64 bit, virtualbox 4.3.18. Boot takes 5 min. When i uninstall virtualbox it only takes seconds. No additions installed. Also occurs in older versions. Can i provide more info?
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 17:51
by loukingjr
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 19:18
by Bartvl
I have no guest installed or running. virtualbox 4.3.18r96516, extension pack is the same version.
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C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage list hostinfo
Host Information:
Host time: 2014-11-09T17:31:07.845000000Z
Processor online count: 4
Processor count: 4
Processor online core count: 4
Processor core count: 4
Processor#0 speed: unknown
Processor#0 description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Processor#1 speed: unknown
Processor#1 description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Processor#2 speed: unknown
Processor#2 description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Processor#3 speed: unknown
Processor#3 description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Memory size: 16056 MByte
Memory available: 11123 MByte
Operating system: Windows 8.1
Operating system version: 6.3.9600
VBoxManage list --long systemproperties :
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C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage list --long systemproperties
API version: 4_3
Minimum guest RAM size: 4 Megabytes
Maximum guest RAM size: 2097152 Megabytes
Minimum video RAM size: 1 Megabytes
Maximum video RAM size: 256 Megabytes
Maximum guest monitor count: 64
Minimum guest CPU count: 1
Maximum guest CPU count: 32
Virtual disk limit (info): 2199022206976 Bytes
Maximum Serial Port count: 2
Maximum Parallel Port count: 2
Maximum Boot Position: 4
Maximum PIIX3 Network Adapter count: 8
Maximum ICH9 Network Adapter count: 36
Maximum PIIX3 IDE Controllers: 1
Maximum ICH9 IDE Controllers: 1
Maximum IDE Port count: 2
Maximum Devices per IDE Port: 2
Maximum PIIX3 SATA Controllers: 1
Maximum ICH9 SATA Controllers: 8
Maximum SATA Port count: 30
Maximum Devices per SATA Port: 1
Maximum PIIX3 SCSI Controllers: 1
Maximum ICH9 SCSI Controllers: 8
Maximum SCSI Port count: 16
Maximum Devices per SCSI Port: 1
Maximum SAS PIIX3 Controllers: 1
Maximum SAS ICH9 Controllers: 8
Maximum SAS Port count: 8
Maximum Devices per SAS Port: 1
Maximum PIIX3 Floppy Controllers:1
Maximum ICH9 Floppy Controllers: 1
Maximum Floppy Port count: 1
Maximum Devices per Floppy Port: 2
Default machine folder: C:\Users\Bart\VirtualBox VMs
Exclusive HW virtualization use: off
Default hard disk format: VDI
VRDE auth library: VBoxAuth
Webservice auth. library: VBoxAuth
Remote desktop ExtPack:
Log history count: 3
Default frontend:
Autostart database path:
Default Guest Additions ISO: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox/VBoxGuestA
itions.iso
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 20:29
by loukingjr
I don't know why it is increasing your boot time but I can tell you you have to disable Hyper-V in order to run guests in VirtualBox and I forget how it's worded since you've edited your post but I believe Data Execution Protection bit has to be disabled in the BIOS. Someone who knows Windows better than I may have more info.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 20:47
by Bartvl
loukingjr wrote:I don't know why it is increasing your boot time but I can tell you you have to disable Hyper-V in order to run guests in VirtualBox and I forget how it's worded since you've edited your post but I believe Data Execution Protection bit has to be disabled in the BIOS. Someone who knows Windows better than I may have more info.
Thank you. Hyper-v is not installed. Guests are working fine. I will check my bios...
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 21:16
by loukingjr
You're welcome. I did a search for long boot times for Windows 8.1 and found MANY links. Perhaps one will help.
Long Boot Times Windows 8.1.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 23:45
by mpack
Are you saying the host takes longer to boot?
In that case it has to be a driver issue. My guess would be that Win8 is upset by the appearance of an unknown network connection it can't probe - the VBox Host Only adapter. You can probably configure it to leave that interface alone.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 13:29
by Bartvl
mpack wrote:Are you saying the host takes longer to boot?
In that case it has to be a driver issue. My guess would be that Win8 is upset by the appearance of an unknown network connection it can't probe - the VBox Host Only adapter. You can probably configure it to leave that interface alone.
Indeed, the host. How can i disable the vbox host only adapter? It doesnt show in network connections in windows configuration.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 13:31
by mpack
Look in Device Manager, network adapters. If you disable it then you won't be able to create a host only network between the host and the VMs. It would be better IMHO to configure Win8 properly.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 13:56
by Bartvl
mpack wrote:Look in Device Manager, network adapters. If you disable it then you won't be able to create a host only network between the host and the VMs. It would be better IMHO to configure Win8 properly.
Thank you. However, i uninstalled virtualbox. Installed again and disabled host only adapter in setup. Problem still consists.
- - hyper-v is not installed
- - host only adapter is not installed
- - anti virus windows defender is disabled
- - No extension pack or guest vm is installed or running
- - When i uninstall virtualbox, the system boots in seconds!
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 14:38
by loukingjr
Can you try something? Try rolling back to VirtualBox 4.3.12 and see if your boot time improves.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_4_3
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 14:51
by mpack
I can't really see why anything introduced since 4.3.12 would affect the host when VBox isn't running.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 15:07
by loukingjr
mpack wrote:I can't really see why anything introduced since 4.3.12 would affect the host when VBox isn't running.
Neither can I but I figured it can't hurt.
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 15:52
by Bartvl
Just tried 4.3.12. I did even an checksum on the setup file. However the same problem...
Re: Boot windows 8.1 takes 5 min after install virtualbox
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 15:55
by mpack
There can be no magic involved here.
- VirtualBox cannot affect the host when VirtualBox isn't running.
- The only parts of VirtualBox which run all the time are drivers. And in fact, AFAIK only the Host-Only driver is active all the time.
- Therefore, if you remove or disable the Host-Only driver and still get the problem, then VirtualBox isn't causing it.