Minikube not starting on Windows 10

While I do not completely understand what happend, I chanced upon this article.

I got minikube running using the following steps:

 PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> minikube delete  PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> kubectl config use-context minikube PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> minikube start --vm-driver=hyperv

Let say your minicube is installed on X: drive and your profile is on Y: drive. Then, to start the minikube you have to run the following two commands at the console:

Y:X:\path-to-minicube\minikube.exe start

So, first command should position you on the profile drive (as minikube stores its files there and then tries to access them with no any mention of the drive, just starting with /). And second one is just running the EXE with correct "current drive".

P.S. And in case your minikube still complains it can't start stopped service, just run minikube delete (because this software is stateful) and try that two commands again.

Incomplete or wrong installation lead this issue.There are some files, settings are cached. Deleting those might solve the problem. There is a folder called .minikube . It could be in profile folder or where minikube binary located. Delete that one and try again.