Minikube: HyperV startup failed error starting host

[yaleman]

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Environment:

Minikube version : v0.24.1

• OS (e.g. from /etc/os-release): Windows 10 Pro
• VM Driver : hyperv
• ISO version (e.g. cat ~/.minikube/machines/minikube/config.json | grep -i ISO or minikube ssh cat /etc/VERSION): minikube-v0.23.6
• Install tools: manual download and chocolatey tried
• Others:

What happened: Tried running minikube.exe start --hyperv-virtual-switch base --vm-driver hyperv -v 7 and it failed

What you expected to happen: Minikube should start for the first time

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible): run the command above

Output of minikube logs (if applicable):
```E:\Minikube>minikube.exe start --hyperv-virtual-switch base --vm-driver hyperv -v 7
Starting local Kubernetes v1.8.0 cluster...
Starting VM...
[executing ==>] : C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive ( Get-VM minikube ).state
[stdout =====>] :
[stderr =====>] : Get-VM : Hyper-V was unable to find a virtual machine with name "minikube".
At line:1 char:3

• ( Get-VM minikube ).state
• ~~~
  
  
  
  • CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (minikube:String) [Get-VM], VirtualizationException
  
  
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidParameter,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.GetVM
  
  

[executing ==>] : C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive Start-VM minikube
[stdout =====>] :
[stderr =====>] : Start-VM : Hyper-V was unable to find a virtual machine with name "minikube".
At line:1 char:1

• Start-VM minikube
• ~~~~~
  
  
  
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Start-VM], VirtualizationException
  
  
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : ObjectNotFound,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.StartVM
  
  

E1201 23:16:48.643261 14168 start.go:150] Error starting host: Error starting stopped host: exit status 1.

Retrying.
E1201 23:16:48.653249 14168 start.go:156] Error starting host: Error starting stopped host: exit status 1
```

Anything else do we need to know: I have docker installed but the docs say that shouldn't interfere.

[JonJam]

I had the same as well.

I got round it by deleting the .minikube folder in my User Account, as detailed here: http://www.dotjson.uk/minikube-w10/

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[ajarv]

May be it will help to remove the .minikube or .kube folders in %USERPROFILE%

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[Teklie]

I had the same as well.

I got round it by deleting the .minikube folder in my User Account, as detailed here: http://www.dotjson.uk/minikube-w10/

Thanks @JonJam . Deleting the .minikube folder helped out :)