Win 10 operating system, VMWAREWORKSTATION10 unable to open kernel device "\\.\global\vmx86": the system cannot find the file specified. Do you want to restart before installing VMware Workstation?
This error is reported when you open the Linux virtual machine in Vmware10, and the workaround is as follows: 1. Locate the C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe file, right-click to select Run as Administrator. This step is critical, if the direct shortcut key to open cmd without the administrator, enter the following commands, will be reported "system error 5 Access denied" error. 2. Enter the following command and return to net start vmcinet start vmx86net start Vmnetuserif 3 respectively. Changing the way VMware services are started is: sc config vmci start= Auto sc config vmx86 start= autosc config Vmnetuserif start= autowin7 The following differences, Win7 The following is: sc config vmci=autosc config vmx86=autosc config Vmnetuserif=auto
If the command cannot be run, from the VMware Workstation installation directory, locate the: Vmci.sys file and copy it to the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers
Win 10 cannot open kernel device "\\.\global\vmx86"