PS C:\minikube> minikube start
* minikube v1.28.0 on Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.19044 Build 19044
* Automatically selected the hyperv driver. Other choices: virtualbox, ssh
* Downloading VM boot image ...
> minikube-v1.28.0-amd64.iso....: 65 B / 65 B [---------] 100.00% ? p/s 0s
> minikube-v1.28.0-amd64.iso: 274.45 MiB / 274.45 MiB 100.00% 5.83 MiB p/
* Starting control plane node minikube in cluster minikube
* Downloading Kubernetes v1.25.3 preload ...
> preloaded-images-k8s-v18-v1...: 385.44 MiB / 385.44 MiB 100.00% 5.81 Mi
* Creating hyperv VM (CPUs=2, Memory=6000MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
! StartHost failed, but will try again: creating host: create: precreate: Hyper-V PowerShell Module is not available
* Creating hyperv VM (CPUs=2, Memory=6000MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
* Failed to start hyperv VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: creating host: create: precreate: Hyper-V PowerShell Module is not available
! Startup with hyperv driver failed, trying with alternate driver virtualbox: Failed to start host: creating host: create: precreate: Hyper-V PowerShell Module is not available
! Failed to delete cluster minikube, proceeding with retry anyway.
* Starting control plane node minikube in cluster minikube
* Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=6000MB, 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=6000MB, 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 PR_HYPERV_MODULE_NOT_INSTALLED: Failed to start host: creating host: create: precreate: Hyper-V PowerShell Module is not available
* Suggestion: Run: 'Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-Tools-All -All'
* Documentation: https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/install-hyper-v-powershell-module/
* Related issue: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/9040Solution
$ minikube start --driver=virtualbox --no-vtx-check
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