Host Win11-VM with Win11 works under VB 6.1.x under VB 7.0.x VM freezes after a few minutes

[RonaldMcDonald]

Problem:

One of my most important VMs that runs every day and often for several days at a time is a Windows 11 VM (current kernel and driver, updated from Windows 7->Windows 10->Windows 11) and runs without problems and Virtualbox 6.1.x

As soon as the same VM runs under 7.0.x it freezes with the same settings, etc. I hoped that the error would disappear with the later versions and bug fixes in 7.0.x but unfortunately the behaviour is still the same (since 7.0.0 to 7.0.6).

Of course the latest VirtualboxGuestAdditions are always installed (at the moment the 7.0.6 VirtualboxGuestAddoitions runs in the Win 11 VM under Virtuelbox 6.1.42 without problems) in every Virtualbox version in the Win 11 VM.

I have already tried the settings such as ParaVirtualisation Hyper-V or Default and 3D acceleration on or off (normally off). Nothing helped-

Host System: Windows 11 CPU: Intel i7-6820 RAM: 64GB Graficcards: Intel HD Graphics 530 (Driver Version 31.0.101.2115 (Date: 16.11.2022)) , Nvidia Qua M2000M (Driver Version 31.0.15.2824 (Date: 15.01.2023))

[RonaldMcDonald]

VBox Logs

[tekstryder]

Running Virtualbox 7.0.6 with Guest Additions 6.1.42 is the only workaround I've been able to employ without completely reverting to the Virtualbox 6.1.4x series.

Same freezes here with VBoxSVGA (default), Hyper-V (default), and the workaround to try the other virtual video driver modes is not viable in my case, as I need full 4k resolution fullscreen support.

I can reproduce this Win11 VM freeze 100% reliably by simply launching Windows Explorer.

There are many similar tickets regarding this failure currently reported and none have any developer responses.

See also:

https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/21291

https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/21431

https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/21448

[tekstryder]

Forum discussion on this topic:

​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=108440

[tekstryder]

This issue is still present and easily reproduced on Virtualbox 7.0.8 with Guest Additions 7.0.8.

Guest freezes with the same log/error but nothing else informative:

00:02:52.712472 VMMDev: vmmDevHeartbeatFlatlinedTimer: Guest seems to be unresponsive. Last heartbeat received 4 seconds ago

Once again I've installed GA 6.1.44 in VB 7.0.8 Win11 guest as a temporary workaround until a proper fix is eventually released.

Attaching an updated log for 7.0.8 freeze.

[tekstryder]

Also, see new Virtualbox Forum thread:

​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=109147

[tekstryder]

Adding a couple more data points with new Test Build and Developer versions available.

For my install, the following combinations of VB 7.0.8 and GA yield....

Freezes:

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.8

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.9-157702

Fixed (Win11 guest no longer freezes, and fully operational):

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.97-157444

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.97-157540

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.97-157700

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.9-157775

VBoxGuestAdditions_7.0.97-157801

Currently this issue is appearing to have been fixed.

[tekstryder]

This issue is Resolved / Fixed for me with VB 7.0.10.

Thank you!

[tekstryder]

@RonaldMcDonald: Please update or close this bug if you can no longer reproduce.