Failed to create a host network interface

[edgaraljuri]

Querying NetCfgInstanceId failed (0x00000002).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005) Component: HostNetworkInterfaceWrap Interface: IHostNetworkInterface {455f8c45-44a0-a470-ba20-27890b96dba9}

[Socratis]

Please consider changing your favorite internet search engine. There should be plenty of results about this, but the search engine you're using now, does not seem to return any results for some reason.

Duplicate of #14545, #17406, #17354 and probably some more.

[edgaraljuri]

C:\Users\ebermudez>VBoxManage hostonlyif create "VBoxManage" no se reconoce como un comando interno o externo, programa o archivo por lotes ejecutable.

C:\Users\ebermudez>CD C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage hostonlyif create 0%... Progress state: E_FAIL VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the host-only adapter VBoxManage.exe: error: Querying NetCfgInstanceId failed (0x00000002) VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_FAIL (0x80004005), component HostNetworkInterfaceWrap, interface IHostNetworkInterface VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "enum RTEXITCODE cdecl handleCreate(struct HandlerArg *)" at line 94 of file VBoxManageHostonly.cpp

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>

[zorxd]

Same problem here with Virtual Box 5.2.6 and Windows 10 1709. I tried reinstalling Virtual Box without success. Found no solution in bugs 14545, #17406 and #17354.

[Socratis]

@zorxd

I didn't say that a solution was readily available in the other tickets, otherwise they wouldn't still be open. I'm saying that this is:

1. a problem that cannot be reproduced easily (or at all).
2. a problem that doesn't happen on a virgin install.
3. a problem that may have various sources and reasons for occurring.
4. a problem that doesn't have a "fix" readily available. Or at all...

[zorxd]

Hello, In my case it turned out the problem was caused by CheckPoint VPN. Upgrading to version E80.80 fixed my issue.

[Srikant Mantha]

Even, I had the same issue. Uninstalling the CheckPoint VPN from my office laptop solved the issue.