hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = FALSE
vhv.enable = TRUE
mce.enable = TRUE
Settings -> CPU and memory -> Advanced: checked "Enable hypervisor applications in this virtual machine"
Settings -> CPU and memory: make sure 2 Cores (or more?) are assigned to the Virutla machine
Settings -> Advanced: Preferred virtualizationn engine: Intel VT-x with EPT
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