I run into the same issue. Since VM Workstation 17 I had this issue almost daily.
From my view, this issue is related to the network devices, which are used for the VMnet connectors.
On my computer approximately 15 network adapters are registers - most of them are virtual network adapters and only 3 are physical. Some of the virtual network adapters can't work in vmware - like HypeV network adapters. Using the "Virtual network editor" I can control, which network adapter to use for bridged networking. With the right settings it works fine.
BUT - after a reboot, after updates (windows and vmware) these settings are lost and I run again into the networking issues. In fact - I have this problem on a daily base and it is a mess.
Please try to store the selection in a persistent way.
Matthias
