diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
index 9982344c8a..15d89e2615 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const (
 var (
 	ErrUnableToGenerateRandomIP = errors.New("unable to generate random IP")
 	ErrMustEnableVTX            = errors.New("This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory")
+	ErrNotCompatibleWithHyperV  = errors.New("This computer has Hyper-V installed. VirtualBox refuses to boot a 64bits VM when Hyper-V is installed. See https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12350")
 	ErrNetworkAddrCidr          = errors.New("host-only cidr must be specified with a host address, not a network address")
 )
 
@@ -213,6 +214,9 @@ func (d *Driver) PreCreateCheck() error {
 	}
 
 	if !d.NoVTXCheck && d.IsVTXDisabled() {
+		if isHyperVInstalled() {
+			return ErrNotCompatibleWithHyperV
+		}
 		return ErrMustEnableVTX
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_darwin.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_darwin.go
index 2c411dd3af..6c100e1635 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_darwin.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_darwin.go
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ func detectVBoxManageCmd() string {
 func getShareDriveAndName() (string, string) {
 	return "Users", "/Users"
 }
+
+func isHyperVInstalled() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_linux.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_linux.go
index eb2e89449f..0631ed5123 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_linux.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_linux.go
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ func detectVBoxManageCmd() string {
 func getShareDriveAndName() (string, string) {
 	return "hosthome", "/home"
 }
+
+func isHyperVInstalled() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_windows.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_windows.go
index 3cb395d235..493cde46f2 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_windows.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_windows.go
@@ -93,3 +93,8 @@ func findVBoxInstallDirInRegistry() (string, error) {
 func getShareDriveAndName() (string, string) {
 	return "c/Users", "c:\\Users"
 }
+
+func isHyperVInstalled() bool {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath("vmms.exe")
+	return err == nil
+}