How do I start my VirtualBox VM that has the error “NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)” on my Mac?

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If you run into the following error when attempting to start a VirtualBox VM

NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Machine
Interface: IMachine {5eaa9319-62fc-4b0a-843c-0cb1940f8a91}

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

You can run the following command to correct the problem:

sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/VBoxDrv.kext/