Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machine does not exist

Error when starting minikube after a delete

C:\Windows\System32>minikube start
Starting local Kubernetes v1.10.0 cluster...
Starting VM...
E1018 10:37:54.731596    8556 start.go:174] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machine does not exist.

 Retrying.
E1018 10:37:54.750682    8556 start.go:180] Error starting host:  Error getting state for host: machine does not exist

C:\Windows\System32>

Solution to fix this error:

1. Change the folder to your .minikube (for me its C:\Users\shvijai\.minikube\cache\iso)
2. Delete the minikube iso file
3. Try minikube start

It works.

Errors occurred deleting machine: Error deleting host: minikube: Error loading host from store: The system cannot find the file specified.

Error:
When I delete or start my minikube on windows10 machine, I am getting the following

C:\Users\shvijai>minikube delete
Deleting local Kubernetes cluster...
Errors occurred deleting machine:  Error deleting host: minikube: Error loading host from store: open C:\Users\shivin\.minikube\machines\minikube\config.json: The system cannot find the file specified.

Solution for this issue:

Remove the folder .minikube from C:\Users\shivin\
Start minikube again (minikube start)
Then you can see the VM getting downloaded.