I get "The virtual machine could not be changed to selected monitor layout" when starting a 10.0.1 VM

[Dionly]

Hi

I get the following when I attempt to start a vm after I've just installed a new software and taking a snapshot:

"The virtual machine could not be changed to selected monitor layout.

If you just added a monitor to the host computer, you must power off and power on the virtual machine to use that monitor."

I have powered off and on the vm, have also powered off and on the host but the message persists. After I click ok on the dialog, all I get is a blank screen.

[Linjo]

Can you post the VMX-file?

//  Linjo

[Dionly]

vmx file attached.

[continuum]

you have now:

svga.autodetect = "TRUE"

svga.maxHeight = "1200"

svga.maxWidth = "1600"

svga.vramSize = "7733248"

try

svga.autodetect = "FALSE"

svga.maxHeight = "1200"

svga.maxWidth = "1600"

svga.vramSize = "134217728"

[Dionly]

Thanks Continuum for your suggestion. Unfortunately it didn't make any difference.

[continuum]

does a start attempt create a new vmware.log ? - if yes - please post it

[Dionly]

I have created a log file and it's attached.

[hoc]

Connect with rdp or in safe mode, uninstall vmware tools, reboot, reinstall vmware tools. Worked for me.

[MAHarby]

Yeh, what @hoc said, worked for me.

[omran987]

worked for me also

Thank you

[Terkosh]

I have the workstation 11.1.4 and had updated my windows 10 to 1703.

If I uninstall the vmware tools I see the screen but if  I reinstall the tools I get the blank screen again with this error message.

Thanks for replies.

[sjmmk]

I had the same issue and resolved it by using an older version of VMware Tools from Index of /45848/tools/esx/5.1p02/windows/x64

[JonathanLevi]

you can open the virtual machine display settings

disconnect 1 monitor no matter which.

then you need to physically disconnect 1 monitor no matter which also then connect back all the monitor the physical and at the vm machine settings.