id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 11143 vboxmanage startvm fails with E_ACCESSDENIED Brian "I upgraded from VirtualBox 4.1.x to 4.2.4 and now I am unable to start VMs from batch files using the command line. C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe startvm b7a6f624-1fe0-43e7-b0ce-75f2de26a80e VBoxManage.exe: error: The object functionality is limited VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005), component Machine, interface IMachine, callee IUnknown VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: ""LaunchVMProcess(a->session, sessionType.raw(),env.raw(), progress.asOutParam())"" at line 580 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp I am running the command as the administrator (as I always have). I am running on a Windows 7 host. I can start my VMs fine from the GUI, and I can list the VMs and their properties fine from the command line." defect reopened other VirtualBox 4.2.4 other other