Windows 10 BSOD on VirtualBox Installation

[javier.c]

Whenever I try installing VirtualBox 5.0.22 on Win10 my system automatically BSODs. Tried the installation without USB and Network options but still no change.

This is the error that Event Viewer is giving me:

The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x00000124 (0x0000000000000000, 0xffffe001f0132028, 0x00000000be000000, 0x0000000001001136). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\MEMORY.DMP. Report Id: 38d40960-df09-44b0-93ef-86393bffda9c.

I can provide the dump if needed.

[Frank Mehnert]

Please provide the dump. Unfortunately I cannot provide you a server for uploading, can you provide me an URL? Via private email if you like (frank _dot_ mehnert _at_ oracle _dot_ com). Thanks!

[javier.c]

Hey Frank,

I sent you a dropbox link to that email with the dump.

Thank you for all the help

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for the dump! I'm sorry but this looks rather like a hardware problem. You will probably be curious why this happens with VBox but probably not with other applications. I cannot explain this but the information from the BSOD dump is pretty clear:

2: kd> !errrec ffffe001f0132028
===============================================================================
Common Platform Error Record @ ffffe001f0132028
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Record Id     : 01d1cc344dca7120
Severity      : Fatal (1)
Length        : 928
Creator       : Microsoft
Notify Type   : Machine Check Exception
Timestamp     : 6/22/2016 3:16:19 (UTC)
Flags         : 0x00000000

===============================================================================
Section 0     : Processor Generic
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Descriptor    @ ffffe001f01320a8
Section       @ ffffe001f0132180
Offset        : 344
Length        : 192
Flags         : 0x00000001 Primary
Severity      : Fatal

Proc. Type    : x86/x64
Instr. Set    : x64
Error Type    : Cache error
Operation     : Data Read
Flags         : 0x00
Level         : 2
CPU Version   : 0x00000000000506e3
Processor ID  : 0x0000000000000004

===============================================================================
Section 1     : x86/x64 Processor Specific
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Descriptor    @ ffffe001f01320f0
Section       @ ffffe001f0132240
Offset        : 536
Length        : 128
Flags         : 0x00000000
Severity      : Fatal

Local APIC Id : 0x0000000000000004
CPU Id        : e3 06 05 00 00 08 10 04 - bf fb fa 7f ff fb eb bf
                00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
                00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Proc. Info 0  @ ffffe001f0132240

===============================================================================
Section 2     : x86/x64 MCA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Descriptor    @ ffffe001f0132138
Section       @ ffffe001f01322c0
Offset        : 664
Length        : 264
Flags         : 0x00000000
Severity      : Fatal

Error         : DCACHEL2_DRD_ERR (Proc 2 Bank 6)
  Status      : 0xbe00000001001136
  Address     : 0x00000000e00eb000
  Misc.       : 0x0000043042000086

It's apparently a machine check exception. Might be some problem with your host CPU.

[javier.c]

I figured as much and wanted to let you know anyway in case it was a larger problem like the i5-5xxx. Is there any workaround you can offer me for this problem?

[Frank Mehnert]

Sorry, we don't have workarounds for hardware problems available.