How to solve Oracle VM VirtualBox Windows 10 Installation Error ahci-0-1” (rc=verr_access_denied)?

I am trying to install Windows 10 to Virtual Machine from a bootable USB. The Virtual Box is opened as Administrator. In Windows setup when the drive to be selected it leads to an Error

The I/O cache encountered an error while updating data in medium "ahci-0-2" (rc=VERR_ACCESS_DENIED). Make sure there is enough free space on the disk and that the disk is working properly. Operation can be resumed afterwards. Error ID: BLKCACHE_IOERR Severity: Non-Fatal Error

Image: Windows Setup Error on Virtual Box

1 Answer

You need to start VirtualBox with administrative permissions (Run as Administrator) if I remember correctly.