topic Re: repair mode needs to be runned as admin in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions

repair mode needs to be runned as admin

tr4p — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:51:20 GMT

Hello, first of all i am using VMware Workstation Pro on Windows 11. When i try to repair the app it tells me that i need admin rights to do so. But there is no option to run it as admin in the Apps catalog in windows. Where is this Setup Program located in the Path so that i can run it as admin manually? Also i am doing this because after every update VMware is bugging the network adapters and bridged mode is not working.

Re: repair mode needs to be runned as admin

wila — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:33:29 GMT

Hi,

The answer depends on many variables, but let me tell you a trick to find the setup location.
There's a registry entry that has the installer locations (actually there's many, but I digress).

As in the screenshot, navigate in regedit to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

then step over the GUID based entries until you locate the VMware uninstall details.

and THAT should be it.

Another alternative would be to rerun the installer... (which might be easier depending on other details)

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Wil

Re: repair mode needs to be runned as admin

markhutch — Fri, 05 May 2023 00:45:08 GMT

How does knowing the location derived from regedit, solve the question posed: how to access repair mode when it has to be run as Administrator?

Re: repair mode needs to be runned as admin

wila — Fri, 05 May 2023 08:59:47 GMT

Hi,

@markhutch wrote:
How does knowing the location derived from regedit, solve the question posed: how to access repair mode when it has to be run as Administrator?

If you know the location (and parameters) then you can navigate to that location with for example Windows Explorer or from the command line and start the uninstaller as Administrator that way.

Please also note my 2nd answer - which is the one I would use - which is to rerun the installer.

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Wil