Try uninstalling gstreamer1.0-vaapi in case it's the same root cause as bug 1988488 (which really should not be specific to virtual machines).
** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1992285 Title: [nvidia] wayland does not start - blank screen with underscore for a minute To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1992285/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs