title: VirtualBox Windows 8.1 Install Error - Failed To Install ntcreatesection monitor
body: <blockquote>
    <p>tl;dr - VirtualBox v4.3.13 has defects on Windows 8.1, revert to VirtualBox v4.3.12</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Hi all,</p>
  
  <p>This is a self answer, but I couldn't find a solution on here and wanted to make sure a solution to this problem is readily available. It sure made me angry...</p>
  
  <p>I went to install VirtualBox Linux VM version 4.3.13 on my Windows 8.1 machine. The install appears to work fine until you try and launch the application. A critical error appears displaying the following...</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>failed to install ntcreatesection monitor [random hex-byte values]</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Annoying after completing the install completely with no errors/warnings...</p>
  
  <p>Anyways, I found the solution and luckily it's pretty simple. The latest version (4.3.13) of VirtualBox has defects on Windows 8.1, reverting to version 4.3.12 works great on Windows 8.1. </p>
  
  <p>This link (where I found the solution) describes in more detail...</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/13187" rel="nofollow">https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/13187</a></p>
  
  <p>Hopefully this saves a few people some trouble!</p>