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Virtualbox virtual machine not started with VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE error

Also, in VBox.log we have:

00:00:01.479958 vmmR3LogFlusher: Terminating (VERR_OBJECT_DESTROYED)
00:00:01.605332 VMSetError: /home/vbox/tinderbox/build-VBox-7.0/svn/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/VM.cpp(341) int VMR3Create(uint32_t, PCVMM2USERMETHODS, uint64_t, PFNVMATERROR, void*, PFNCFGMCONSTRUCTOR, void*, VM**, UVM**); rc=VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE
00:00:01.605338 VMSetError: VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot
00:00:01.605815 ERROR [COM]: aRC=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) aIID={6ac83d89-6ee7-4e33-8ae6-b257b2e81be8} aComponent={ConsoleWrap} aText={VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot (VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE)}, preserve=false aResultDetail=-4011
00:00:01.605931 Console: Machine state changed to 'PoweredOff'
00:00:01.616254 Power up failed (vrc=VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE, hrc=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0X80004005))
00:00:01.617628 GUI: UIMachineViewNormal::resendSizeHint: Restoring guest size-hint for screen 0 to 1675x975
00:00:01.617660 ERROR [COM]: aRC=E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005) aIID={4680b2de-8690-11e9-b83d-5719e53cf1de} aComponent={DisplayWrap} aText={The console is not powered up (setVideoModeHint)}, preserve=false aResultDetail=0
00:00:01.617696 GUI: Aborting startup due to power up progress issue detected...
00:00:01.621015 GUI: UICommon: Handling aboutToQuit request..
00:00:02.428063 GUI: UICommon: aboutToQuit request handled!

Solution:

sudo rmmod kvm_intel kvm

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