Starlink.exe Sorry, this application cannot run under a Virtual Machine

[Mr.Chatouille]

I have no idea why i have this error when i try to run this game.
anyone have the same problems ?

[Mr.Chatouille]

After few more testing, disabling intel virtualisation technology in the bios is the solution, but... why ?

[maazrk]

This issue happens in most of the games. So you got to disable it to play anything

[oct85]

The same error occurred when pc name contains "DESKTOP".

[InterUse]

Same problem with NVIDIA GeForce NOW, but it cannot be solved from user side :D

[Catcat]

The thing that fixed for me was disabling Hyper V.

[Prudis06]

Originally posted by Mr.Chatouille:

After few more testing, disabling intel virtualisation technology in the bios is the solution, but... why ?

iirc its related to Denuvo DRM which has problems with virtualization ... i guess part of its anti-tamper functionality

[SomeRandomBaka]

just bought the game have same problem try alot of way still can't

Did This under window 10
go to Window setting

Update & Security

Window Security
Click on

Device security

Click on

Core isolation Detail

Memory integrity

Turn

off

Restart PC

Then the game will work

[cyotee]

What the hell guys? No one else has this problem. I shouldn't need to adjust my BIOS to play the game. Besides, I have a legitimate reason to run VMs. I'm not disabling that just to play your game.

[cyotee]

Got my refund. Fix your game and maybe I'll buy it to keep.

[EarthManSammy]

Wow! Really!? I'm not buying an i7 and then disabling virtualization. The Dev managers on this game must have lost the plot. Find a different way to prevent cheating. I'm not buying a game that forces me to cripple my PC for any amount of money. Hell I wouldn't play it for free.

[Naxterra]

I had same issue. I got same error on my desktop PC. If disabling IVT is the only solution, then I won't play this game. I have no intention to disable my PCs virtualization for some stupid reason which are known only to devs.

I applied for refund. Good job Ubi.

[fabio.capela]

Originally posted by syousef:

Find a different way to prevent cheating.

AFAIK it's not about preventing cheating, but rather about DRM; disabling virtualization makes it harder to analyze the DRM and, thus, crack it.

This is part of the reason I won't purchase games that are currently protected with Denuvo, in their quest to prevent games from being cracked they have no respect for actual paying customers. Thus I don't want to support their business model in any shape or way.

[SPM.Xtreme]

This is the first time that I found that disabling virtualization it's a requirement to play a game, and its something that Im not going to do.

Really Ubi?

[GameRigz]

Had this issue as well. Turning off virtualization, to my surprise, didn't resolve the issue. My system name was "HomePC" not the Windows default "Desktop-whatever", but I changed it anyhow. Changing the name seems to have resolved the problem for me. Hope this helps someone else frustrated by the situation.

[Xion]

Welp, guess I'm waiting till there's a crack to try this game. If anyone cares enough to crack it that is