Error Creating VM on 2011 iMac - The Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service encountered an unexpected error: The remote procedure call failed. (0x800706BE).

i running hyper-v in windows 8.1 on late 2011 27 inch imac. whenever try create virtual machine error below and windows warns restart in 1 minute. tried clean install of windows, but my pc still crashes ever time try create vm. able use hyper-v in prior versions of windows on same pc. clue going on? driver? windows 8.1? mac hardware related?

i see following 2 entries in event viewer have no other clue happening:

log name:      microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms-admin
source:        microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms
date:          1/10/2014 10:48:46 am
event id:      16000
task category: none
level:         error
keywords:     
user:          system
computer:      charles-pc.charlespool.local
description:
hyper-v virtual machine management service encountered unexpected error: remote procedure call failed. (0x800706be).
event xml:
<event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <system>
    <provider name="microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms" guid="{6066f867-7ca1-4418-85fd-36e3f9c0600c}" />
    <eventid>16000</eventid>
    <version>0</version>
    <level>2</level>
    <task>0</task>
    <opcode>0</opcode>
    <keywords>0x8000000000000000</keywords>
    <timecreated systemtime="2014-01-10t15:48:46.770451300z" />
    <eventrecordid>58</eventrecordid>
    <correlation />
    <execution processid="2488" threadid="8704" />
    <channel>microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms-admin</channel>
    <computer>charles-pc.charlespool.local</computer>
    <security userid="s-1-5-18" />
  </system>
  <userdata>
    <vmleventlog xmlns:auto-ns2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events" xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualization/events">
      <errormessage>%%2147944126</errormessage>
      <errorcode>0x800706be</errorcode>
    </vmleventlog>
  </userdata>
</event>

log name:      microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms-admin
source:        microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms
date:          1/10/2014 10:48:46 am
event id:      16010
task category: none
level:         error
keywords:     
user:          system
computer:      charles-pc.charlespool.local
description:
operation failed.
event xml:
<event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <system>
    <provider name="microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms" guid="{6066f867-7ca1-4418-85fd-36e3f9c0600c}" />
    <eventid>16010</eventid>
    <version>0</version>
    <level>2</level>
    <task>0</task>
    <opcode>0</opcode>
    <keywords>0x8000000000000000</keywords>
    <timecreated systemtime="2014-01-10t15:48:46.773497100z" />
    <eventrecordid>59</eventrecordid>
    <correlation />
    <execution processid="2488" threadid="8704" />
    <channel>microsoft-windows-hyper-v-vmms-admin</channel>
    <computer>charles-pc.charlespool.local</computer>
    <security userid="s-1-5-18" />
  </system>
  <processingerrordata>
    <errorcode>15005</errorcode>
    <dataitemname>parameter0</dataitemname>
    <eventpayload>
    </eventpayload>
  </processingerrordata>
</event>

hi charlespool,

i assuming win8.1 in-place updated from win8 .

maybe need check state of hypervisorlaunchtype .

if off , please run command " bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto "

best regards

elton ji

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