[Solved] VMware Workstation startup error: Unable to open kernel device…

VMware Workstation startup error

Specific error:

Unable to open kernel device "\\. \VMCIDev\VMX": operation completed successfully. Did you reboot after installing VMware Workstation? The module "DevicePowerOn" failed to start.  Failed to start the virtual machine.

Solution:

1. Locate the. VMX file under the virtual machine installation path

2. Modify vmci0.present = “true” to vmci0.present = “false”

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