Failed to create the host-only adapter - windows 10, docker, virtualbox

Question

I\'ve recently run into this problem after having used docker toolbox without a problem for a while.

Started happening after windows update?

Windows 10 Home - 64

Answer 1

Unfortunately I also had the Issue (Win10, 1709,virtualbox 5.1). While Using vagrant to pull linux images from the web.

This fixed it

Get your network drivers to the latest stand

Uninstall Virtualbox

Reinstall Virtualbox

Check if you have the "host only" virtual adapter in your network adapters config. If yes than you're good to go. If not. Try to install it from vboxmanage.

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe hostonlyif create

And uninstall HyperV Virtual ethernet Adapter from the device manager if you see it (this blocks usually creation of virtualbox virtual network (Host-Only Ethernet adapter))

I had this issue on one type of computer of my company but not on others types. So this must be related to the type of network adapter itself. so sometimes you are lucky sometimes not. But I was more lucky having hardware to the latest stand.