topic New to vmware: pipe error on every vm I try :( in VMware Workstation Player Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/New-to-vmware-pipe-error-on-every-vm-I-try/m-p/2990072#M40949 <P>Host is a Win 11 Pro machine, basically a fresh install on an Intel NUC11.&nbsp;</P><P>I just installed vmware player for the first time (I'm a long time Virtualbox user) but I keep getting this same error no matter what vm's I try to start:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Screenshot 2023-10-06 225725.png" style="width: 737px;"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/103873iEAEA0F0C400EEBA5/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2023-10-06 225725.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-10-06 225725.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have noticed that this 'failed to connect pipe' error is very common but I have not been able to fix it. I attached the log files.</P><P>Any ideas?</P> Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:38:17 GMT ron_jeremy 2023-10-07T06:38:17Z New to vmware: pipe error on every vm I try :( https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/New-to-vmware-pipe-error-on-every-vm-I-try/m-p/2990072#M40949 <P>Host is a Win 11 Pro machine, basically a fresh install on an Intel NUC11.&nbsp;</P><P>I just installed vmware player for the first time (I'm a long time Virtualbox user) but I keep getting this same error no matter what vm's I try to start:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Screenshot 2023-10-06 225725.png" style="width: 737px;"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/103873iEAEA0F0C400EEBA5/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2023-10-06 225725.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-10-06 225725.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have noticed that this 'failed to connect pipe' error is very common but I have not been able to fix it. I attached the log files.</P><P>Any ideas?</P> Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:38:17 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/New-to-vmware-pipe-error-on-every-vm-I-try/m-p/2990072#M40949 ron_jeremy 2023-10-07T06:38:17Z