minikube error – VBoxManage.exe: error: DHCP server already exists

Error Message

C:\WINDOWS\system32>minikube start
* minikube v1.2.0 on windows (amd64)
* Tip: Use 'minikube start -p <name>' to create a new cluster, or 'minikube delete' to delete this one.
* Restarting existing virtualbox VM for "minikube" ...
E0723 09:36:45.305675   16596 start.go:559] StartHost: start: Error setting up host only network on machine start: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe dhcpserver add --netname HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2 --ip 192.168.99.11 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --lowerip 192.168.99.100 --upperip 192.168.99.254 --enable failed:
VBoxManage.exe: error: DHCP server already exists

X Unable to start VM: start: Error setting up host only network on machine start: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe dhcpserver add --netname HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter #2 --ip 192.168.99.11 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --lowerip 192.168.99.100 --upperip 192.168.99.254 --enable failed:
VBoxManage.exe: error: DHCP server already exists


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Solutions

minikube stop
minikube start

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