Error "WinVerifyTrust failed with hrc=Unknown Status" when launching a guest machine on VirtualBox

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After working flawlessly for months, all of a sudden I cannot launch guests on VirtualBox. When I attempt to launch a VM, I receive the error:

WinVerifyTrust failed on stub executable: WinVerifyTrust failed with hrc=Unknown Status 0x8009200D on '\Device\HarddiskVolumeX\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VirtualBox.exe' (rc=-22919) Please try reinstalling VirtualBox.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled VirtualBox (5.0.0.r101573), and also deleted and re-imported my OVA Appliance, but am still receiving this error.

Any ideas?

Edit

From this post here, seemingly Windows Security Update KB3081320 breaks VB.

I've confirmed that after removing KB3081320 via

wusa /uninstall /kb:3081320

and rebooting, that I can load the VM again. However I do not feel comfortable with this workaround as security is now potentially compromised.

windows-8.1
virtualbox
virtual-machine
asked on Super User Nov 16, 2015 by StuartLC • edited Nov 16, 2015 by StuartLC

1 Answer

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I found that installing the new Virtual box from https://www.virtualbox.org/ fixed mine , version 5.0.10, i think it has to do with the windows 8.1 windows update

answered on Super User Nov 17, 2015 by ilse

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