# FAQ for Windows

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<summary>1.Multipass connection error</summary>

### Problem Description&#x20;

When encountering the error message: "`cannot connect to the multipass socket`", it's usually related to driver configuration.

### Troubleshooting Steps&#x20;

1. First, check current driver settings:&#x20;

```
multipass get local.driver
```

2. Check the output:

* If you're using VirtualBox as virtualization platform, output should show `virtualbox`
* If output shows `hyperv` , you'll need to change the driver settings

3. To switch to VirtualBox driver, execute this command:&#x20;

```
multipass set local.driver=virtualbox
```

4. Follow-up Actions:

* If issues persist after above steps, run the repair function in Multipass installer
* Restart related services after repair

### Important Notes

* Ensure VirtualBox is properly installed on your system
* Administrative privileges required for executing commands
* Multipass services may need restart after driver modification

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<summary>2.Error </summary>

Solution:&#x20;

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* Open your preferred browser (Chrome, Edge, etc.) and visit: <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170>
* Click [Visual Studio 2015、2017、2019 和 2022](https://learn.microsoft.com/zh-cn/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022) , then select and download the appropriate version
* Install Visual C++

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* After this, you can run the VirtualBox installer successfully.

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