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VM Fusion Player Version 12.1.0 (17195230) - Failed to Power On < Vm Volume Name>

Hi,

This morning my Windows VM refused to power up.   I updated the Windows OS last night (usual Windows update of virus defs etc) and after a while stopped working and froze the snapshot.

This morning it won't power on.  Or my Linux OS.  Both give similar messages:

Failed to power on '/Volumes/VM-3/Windows 10 x64 2.vmwarevm/Windows 10 x64 2.vmx'

I see there is a lock folder in the snapshot image:  'Windows 10 x64 2.vmx.lck' .  There is no vmware.log from today, only last nights shutdown log, which appears normal.

Where do I go from here?

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wila
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Right... try the troubleshooting steps from this post, probably not the ones on the first page, but once Zhaokaiy joins the discussion things get interesting.
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/quot-Failed-to-power-on-quot/td-p/281143...

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torchredfrc
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Thanks @wila , I actually read through that thread earlier today too and tried all of those options as well. I'll post there and hope Zhaokaiy replies to my question. Getting into a time crunch here for some work I need to complete in the VM's. Hopefully he can help resolve this issue.

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