VirtualBox - Cannot Register the Hard Drive Because a Hard Drive with UUID Already Exists

Bradley Schacht is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric product team based in Saint Augustine, FL. Bradley is a former consultant, trainer, and has coauthored 6 SQL Server and Power BI books, most recently Learn Microsoft Fabric. As a member of the Microsoft Fabric product team, Bradley works directly with customers to solve some of their most complex data problems and helps shape the future of Microsoft Fabric. Bradley gives back to the community through speaking at events such as the SQLBits, Fabric Community Conference, PASS Community Data Summit, SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, and user groups across the country including locally at the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG). He is a contributor on SQLServerCentral.com and blogs on his personal site, BradleySchacht.com.




Failed to open the hard disk . Cannot register the hard disk becuase a hard disk with UUID already exists. I looked all over the place to find what was causing it and finally found a fix. Of course it requires the command prompt, so open that junk up and let's get started!