https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Technical-Community-Resources/VMware-Workstation-Pro-Doesnt-Show-Machine-Preview-After-is/m-p/2956605#M4242 <P>Hello all!</P><P>I have a server running an VMware Workstation Pro 17 and some auto-start vms setup, after i boot my server i cant see the machines preview, they're running but showing as powered off, even if i try to start them (they're already running, i know) i get an error that says "Failed to get exclusive lock on the configuration file. Another vmware proccess might be running using this configuration file.".</P><P>The problem is that sometimes i want to deal with the VMs inside the workstation dashboard, not via a remote connection or something like that, and in this case i cant because the dashboard doesnt show me the virtual machine screen.</P><P>I already tried to restart the server and it doesnt work, it only works when i remove the auto-start configuration for those vms and restart the server, then i can start them manually via the workstation dashboard.</P><P>Thanks in advance.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:42:40 GMT Alec3 2023-02-25T12:42:40Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Technical-Community-Resources/VMware-Workstation-Pro-Doesnt-Show-Machine-Preview-After-is/m-p/2956605#M4242 <P>Hello all!</P><P>I have a server running an VMware Workstation Pro 17 and some auto-start vms setup, after i boot my server i cant see the machines preview, they're running but showing as powered off, even if i try to start them (they're already running, i know) i get an error that says "Failed to get exclusive lock on the configuration file. Another vmware proccess might be running using this configuration file.".</P><P>The problem is that sometimes i want to deal with the VMs inside the workstation dashboard, not via a remote connection or something like that, and in this case i cant because the dashboard doesnt show me the virtual machine screen.</P><P>I already tried to restart the server and it doesnt work, it only works when i remove the auto-start configuration for those vms and restart the server, then i can start them manually via the workstation dashboard.</P><P>Thanks in advance.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:42:40 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Technical-Community-Resources/VMware-Workstation-Pro-Doesnt-Show-Machine-Preview-After-is/m-p/2956605#M4242 Alec3 2023-02-25T12:42:40Z