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cstocci
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Cannot Expand a Windows 11 Virtual HD Size under a Windows 10 Host System

Hi,

Just tried to expand the size of a virtual hard drive sized from 175 GB to 275 GB and I have plenty of physical hard drive space to do that (> 1.2 TB).  The virtual (guest) machine is the latest Windows 11 (version 22000.588) running on the latest Windows 10 Pro (Host machine).  Both are 64-bit OS and registered.  I am running VMware Workststion Pro v16.2.3 build 19376536.

I have been running the Windows 11 VM for sometime and it works great!  However, I wanted to increase the virtual drive space of the Windows 11 Pro from 175 GB to 275 GB when I got the dialog telling me the "encryption failed" when I press the "expand" button when I am back in the Host system's environment (Windows 10).

Is this "encryption failed" dialog due to the TPM 2.0 I had to use to get Windows 11 to load?  Is there some file in the Host's VMware directory I need to edit and/or delete to do this virtual drive expansion?

Chris

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atomasze1
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Having same problem, did you ever find the fix?

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gbh100
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I too am having the same problem.  Any ideas for a solution?

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harpua
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Anyone come up with a solution?

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