Not able to start minikube

[Dhananjai0209]

What Happened?

PS C:\Windows\system32> minikube start

• minikube v1.34.0 on Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise 10.0.22621.4602 Build 22621.4602
  E0109 15:02:51.427627 2824 start.go:812] api.Load failed for minikube: filestore "minikube": Docker machine "minikube" does not exist. Use "docker-machine ls" to list machines. Use "docker-machine create" to add a new one.
• Using the virtualbox driver based on existing profile
• Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
• Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=3900MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
  ! StartHost failed, but will try again: creating host: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory
• Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=3900MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
• Failed to start virtualbox VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: creating host: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory

X Exiting due to HOST_VIRT_UNAVAILABLE: Failed to start host: creating host: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory

• Suggestion: Virtualization support is disabled on your computer. If you are running minikube within a VM, try '--driver=docker'. Otherwise, consult your systems BIOS manual for how to enable virtualization.
• Related issues:
  • Unable to start VM: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory #3900
  • Better documentation needed for virtual desktop #4730

I have also checked and found that virtualization is enabled in BIOS

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[kundan2707]

/kind support

[kundan2707]

/os windows

[Zenner2]

Dear All,

I have the same symthom, however I use Virtualbox on top of a Win desktop:

zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$ minikube delete
💀 Removed all traces of the "minikube" cluster.
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$ minikube start
😄 minikube v1.35.0 on Ubuntu 24.04
✨ Automatically selected the virtualbox driver
👍 Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
🔥 Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=4900MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
🤦 StartHost failed, but will try again: creating host: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory
🔥 Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=4900MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
😿 Failed to start virtualbox VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: creating host: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory

❌ Exiting due to HOST_VIRT_UNAVAILABLE: Failed to start host: creating host: create: precreate: This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory
💡 Suggestion: Virtualization support is disabled on your computer. If you are running minikube within a VM, try '--driver=docker'. Otherwise, consult your systems BIOS manual for how to enable virtualization.
🍿 Related issues:
▪ #3900
▪ #4730

zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:~$

However as you see the VT-X/AMD-v is enabled on the VTB VM

Could you please advise the way forward?

[Zenner2]

zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:~$ minikube start --driver=docker
😄 minikube v1.35.0 on Ubuntu 24.04
✨ Using the docker driver based on user configuration

💣 Exiting due to PROVIDER_DOCKER_NEWGRP: "docker version --format -:" exit status 1: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get "http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.47/version": dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied
💡 Suggestion: Add your user to the 'docker' group: 'sudo usermod -aG docker $USER && newgrp docker'
📘 Documentation: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/

zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:~$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER && newgrp docker
[sudo] password for zenner:
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$ minikube delete
🙄 "minikube" profile does not exist, trying anyways.
💀 Removed all traces of the "minikube" cluster.
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$ minikube start --driver=docker
😄 minikube v1.35.0 on Ubuntu 24.04
✨ Using the docker driver based on user configuration
📌 Using Docker driver with root privileges
👍 Starting "minikube" primary control-plane node in "minikube" cluster
🚜 Pulling base image v0.0.46 ...
🔥 Creating docker container (CPUs=2, Memory=4900MB) ...
🐳 Preparing Kubernetes v1.32.0 on Docker 27.4.1 ...
▪ Generating certificates and keys ...
▪ Booting up control plane ...
▪ Configuring RBAC rules ...
🔗 Configuring bridge CNI (Container Networking Interface) ...
🔎 Verifying Kubernetes components...
▪ Using image gcr.io/k8s-minikube/storage-provisioner:v5
🌟 Enabled addons: storage-provisioner, default-storageclass
🏄 Done! kubectl is now configured to use "minikube" cluster and "default" namespace by default
zenner@zenner-VirtualBox:$

So it got solved