A lot of students sometimes create a VM and assign more memory than is available to the hypervisor. This can cause either the VM to not start or instability on your host operating system. To resolve this issue, do the following:
- Open the VM settings.
- Open the System tab.
- Next, adjust the base memory so that it sits within the green zone (random access memory is what we're talking about here):
The hypervisor will always inform you of any issues. However, please ensure that you enable the virtualization feature in your processor. To do this, you'll need to access your computer's BIOS/UEFI settings to turn on virtualization.
If you encounter any of these problems, you are now equipped with the answers to fix them.