Howard,
The log has this bit about the last crash:
2021-02-23T18:58:00.732-05:00| mks| E001: PANIC: ISBRendererComm: Lost connection to mksSandbox
2021-02-23T18:58:00.774-05:00| mks| W003:
So that tells me that the crash is related to the graphics adapter.
Here's a couple of things to verify and try.
First make sure that your VM uses the latest virtual hardware.
Menu: "Virtual Machine" -> Settings -> Compatibility -> advanced -> Hardware version
It should be set to the latest version. Note that you can only make changes when the VM is shut down (not suspended)
If that's set to the last version, next thing to check is that your graphics card is having the recommended amount of RAM. Which nowadays is 8GB.
Menu: "Virtual Machine" -> Settings -> Display -> 3D checked then you can set RAM there to the recommended 8192MB
It is also possible to disable 3D here (which would have the same effect, but you will loose accelerated graphics) This could be a resolution as well, depending on needs.
I am assuming that VMware Tools is already up to date.
However the very latest display adapter driver is provided via Microsoft.
You can check Windows updates and see if it offers an optional Display Adapter update for your VMware virtual machine. If it does.. install that as well.
Hope this helps,
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Wil
