Warning 1909. You cannot create a shortcut for VMware Workstation Pro. Ink. Solution (attached with the VMware_workstation 12 installation method), vmware12 warning 1909

Warning 1909. You cannot create a shortcut for VMware Workstation Pro. Ink. Solution (attached with the VMware_workstation 12 installation method), vmware12 warning 1909

VMware 10 has been installed on the computer before. It has been uninstalled for a long time and has not been cleaned up until the Linux system has been used recently and VMware 12 has been re-installed, the following is the case:

Warning 1909. You cannot create a shortcut for VMware Workstation Pro. Ink.

 

I tried various methods on the Internet, but it was not ideal. Later I took a closer look at the above prompt, which means that the shortcut cannot be created, maybe because the user has insufficient read and write permissions on the Shortcut Folder, find the folder for storing shortcuts and try:

You can find the Shortcut Folder in the following path!

C: \ ProgramData \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Start Menu
(Start Menu is the Start Menu below)

Step 1:

Step: Right-click Properties on the Start Menu folder and choose security> Users> Edit> full control> OK.

Step 2:

Step: Right-click the VMware Installation File and run it as an administrator.

Step 3: