VMware failed to acquire ownership of this virtual machine

1. Virtual Machine Open failed

VMware Workstation errors (Error when opening virtual machine: failed to acquire ownership of the VM.) The virtual machine is being used by an application on the host. Configuration file: D:\Ubuntu 16.04\ubuntu 16.04 64-bit. vmx. ）：

(This map comes from the network)

When the virtual machine is running, a non-normal shutdown. This error causes the virtual machine to appear.

This virtual machine appears to be in use.

If the virtual machine is already in use, press the Cancel button to avoid damaging it. If this virtual machine is not in use, press the Take Ownership (&t) button to get ownership of it.

Configuration file: D:\Ubuntu 16.04\ubuntu 16.04 64-bit. VMX

But click to take ownership, and error: Take ownership of the virtual machine failed. The virtual machine is being used by a program on your console.

Analysis:

This is because the virtual disk (. vmdk) itself has a disk protection mechanism, in order to prevent multiple virtual machines from accessing the same virtual disk (. vmdk) for both data loss and performance reduction, the virtual machine will use the extension . lck Each time you start the VM. (disk lock) file locks the virtual disk (. vmdk) . The. LCK (disk lock) file is automatically deleted when the virtual machine shuts down. However, the virtual machine may not be properly shut down, and the virtual machine is not yet able to delete the. LCK (disk Lock) file on the system, so the next time you start the virtual machine, the error occurs.

Solve:

Method One: Remove the suffix lck file (lock) to the virtual machine directory, then!

Method Two: Use Notepad to open *. On the vmx file, add a line of code disk.locking = "FALSE" To restart the virtual machine. I have not tested this method.

Reference Address:

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VMware failed to acquire ownership of this virtual machine