Starlink.exe cannot run under a virtual machine
Hello!
Recently i tried to launch Starlink using NVIDIA GeForce Now Beta, and you guessed it, that didn't work.
Every launch attempt ended up with the same error - "Starlink.exe | Sorry this application cannot run under a virtual machine"
Can you give any comments - why? Any possibility of fixing this in the future?
After googling about this error, it seems that it is rare in general and the only "fix" for it from user side - to disable Hyper-V and some NET. 3.5 features in system, but because few people have admin access to GeForce Now servers (at least i hope only intended personnel have), that is not possible solution.
The main reason i ask and "strange part" is - even though Starlink is not listed as "officially supported" title in GeFNow, i've tried a lot of different "not supported" titles that worked fine, and this is first game with this problem encountered.
Starlink Cannot run under a Virtual Machine (Straight PC Windows 10)
I decided, after reading other posts, to make my own being this is straight Windows 10 Pro off the desktop from the Ubi Launcher. I'm NOT using nVidia gForce Now. I am not running in a virtual machine, though there IS one configured on my system for testing other programs (I DO test software for people and NEED this machine that resides on an entirely different hard drive). I have tested various settings, trying to get this game to work... I only JUST purchased it and have not gotten it to run ONCE yet. On launch the error "Sorry, this application cannot run under a Virtual Machine." instantly pops up and execution haults! I have even gone as far as going into Windows 10's security settings and turned off the Core Isolation Memory Integrity settings which 'should' have stopped isolating any and all programs in a virtual state of memory on execution... didn't help. Uninstalled Avast Antivirus with the thought 'maybe it's use of virtual isolation testing is triggering this error...' nope... Gone so far as to uninstall and disabled ALL antivirus / malware protections to find it is none of these that are throwing this 'error'.
From what I have been reading, the only conclusion is there is code that is detecting the virtual machine software is installed and or hardware is active even though the game is not running within the software, it is refusing to run because it detects the needed software and or hardware turned on.....
How is someone supposed to play this game in this situation? Turning off the hardware and / or uninstalling the needed software every time is unacceptable!
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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/20/2019, 12:48:44
Machine name: MEMORYALPHA
Machine Id: {DFB10772-6321-4B0B-B3DF-80CD8BA4513C}
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 18363) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: 5220 (type: UEFI)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16316MB RAM
Page File: 7075MB used, 17432MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DirectX Database Version: Unknown
DxDiag Version: 10.00.18362.0387 64bit Unicode
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