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bmwilson74
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Can't Install VMware Bridge Protocol After Fall Creators Update

Hello,

I just installed Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) and it removed the VMware Bridge Protocol from my physical NIC.

No problem - it's easy to add back. Just go Properties of the NIC->Install->Service->VMware->VMware Bridge Protocol but the problem is it now shows the error:

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"Could not add the requested feature. The error is: Access is denied"

I am running with Administrator privileges and I've always been able to do this in the past when an update has messed VMware Bridge Protocol up.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Ben.

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MikDima
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Same issue here, any help is apreciated, thanks!

bmwilson74
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Thanks for the response.

I was thinking of doing a winsock reset as in 'Use network reset to reinstall network devices' at https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/10741/windows-10-fix-network-connection-issues  or with the command line at http://forum.thewindowsclub.com/windows-tips-tutorials-articles/35087-how-reset-winsock-windows-10-8...

...but I'm a bit afraid to in case I end up in worse shape than I am now!

Thanks,

Ben.

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MikDima
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mh... there must be something changed in Windows Creators Fall because today I was not able to install the Cisco AnyConnect Client... both services depends on the network services/interfaces... mystery at the moment

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bmwilson74
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Interesting. I have the AnyConnect client installed too. It's working though. Seems like a pattern there.

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MikDima
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Digging and digging...

I cleaned the driver from the driver store ("pnputil.exe -d Oem26.inf" in my case), then I reinstalled from the INF file (netbridge.inf), this is the content of the setupapi.dev.log:

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>>>  [SetupCopyOEMInf - c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\netbridge.inf]

>>>  Section start 2017/12/05 23:36:42.398

      cmd: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{7007ACD1-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}

     inf: Copy style: 0x00000000

     sto: {Setup Import Driver Package: c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\netbridge.inf} 23:36:42.400

     inf:      Provider: VMware, Inc.

     inf:      Class GUID: {4D36E974-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

     inf:      Driver Version: 12/09/2016,4.2.8.0

     inf:      Catalog File: vmnetbridge.cat

     sto:      {Copy Driver Package: c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\netbridge.inf} 23:36:42.404

     sto:           Driver Package = c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\netbridge.inf

     sto:           Flags          = 0x00000007

     sto:           Destination    = C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}

     sto:           Copying driver package files to 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}'.

     flq:           Copying 'c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\vmnetbridge.cat' to 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnetbridge.cat'.

     flq:           Copying 'c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\vmnetbridge.dll' to 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnetbridge.dll'.

     flq:           Copying 'c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\vmnetbridge.sys' to 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnetbridge.sys'.

     flq:           Copying 'c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\netbridge.inf' to 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\netbridge.inf'.

     flq:           Copying 'c:\program files (x86)\vmware\vmware player\vmnet.sys' to 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnet.sys'.

     sto:      {Copy Driver Package: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.450

     pol:      {Driver package policy check} 23:36:42.455

     pol:      {Driver package policy check - exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.456

     sto:      {Stage Driver Package: C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\netbridge.inf} 23:36:42.456

     inf:           {Query Configurability: C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\netbridge.inf} 23:36:42.460

     inf:                Driver package 'netbridge.inf' is configurable.

     inf:           {Query Configurability: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.462

     flq:           Copying 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnetbridge.cat' to 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\vmnetbridge.cat'.

     flq:           Copying 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnetbridge.dll' to 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\vmnetbridge.dll'.

     flq:           Copying 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnetbridge.sys' to 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\vmnetbridge.sys'.

     flq:           Copying 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\netbridge.inf' to 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\netbridge.inf'.

     flq:           Copying 'C:\Users\Michele DM\AppData\Local\Temp\{fba5ae21-5da1-f94f-bc81-f4f4a85ded46}\vmnet.sys' to 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\vmnet.sys'.

     sto:           {DRIVERSTORE IMPORT VALIDATE} 23:36:42.556

     sig:                {_VERIFY_FILE_SIGNATURE} 23:36:42.577

     sig:                     Key      = netbridge.inf

     sig:                     FilePath = C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\netbridge.inf

     sig:                     Catalog  = C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}\vmnetbridge.cat

     sig:                     Success: File is signed in catalog.

     sig:                {_VERIFY_FILE_SIGNATURE exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.599

     sto:           {DRIVERSTORE IMPORT VALIDATE: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.605

     sig:           Signer Score = 0x0D000005

     sig:           Signer Name  = Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher

     sto:           {DRIVERSTORE IMPORT BEGIN} 23:36:42.613

     sto:           {DRIVERSTORE IMPORT BEGIN: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.614

     cpy:           {Copy Directory: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{1af02098-fc1c-3941-957a-252094e7eb69}} 23:36:42.614

     cpy:                Target Path = C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034

     cpy:           {Copy Directory: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.618

     idb:           {Register Driver Package: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034\netbridge.inf} 23:36:42.619

     idb:                Created driver package object 'netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034' in DRIVERS database node.

     idb:                Created driver INF file object 'oem26.inf' in DRIVERS database node.

     idb:                Registered driver package 'netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034' with 'oem26.inf'.

     idb:           {Register Driver Package: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.621

     idb:           {Publish Driver Package: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034\netbridge.inf} 23:36:42.622

     idb:                Activating driver package 'netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034'.

     cpy:                Published 'netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034\netbridge.inf' to 'oem26.inf'.

     idb:                Indexed 2 device IDs for 'netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034'.

     sto:                Flushed driver database node 'DRIVERS'. Time = 0 ms

     sto:                Flushed driver database node 'SYSTEM'. Time = 0 ms

     idb:           {Publish Driver Package: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.631

     sto:           {DRIVERSTORE IMPORT END} 23:36:42.632

     dvi:                Flushed all driver package files to disk. Time = 0 ms

     sig:                Installed catalog 'vmnetbridge.cat' as 'oem26.cat'.

     sto:           {DRIVERSTORE IMPORT END: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.641

     sto:      {Stage Driver Package: exit(0x00000000)} 23:36:42.643

!    dvi:      Unable to mark devices that match new INF - (00000490)!

     sto: {Setup Import Driver Package - exit (0x00000000)} 23:36:42.655

     inf: Driver Store Path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netbridge.inf_amd64_d8dc5ede97ee5034\netbridge.inf

     inf: Published Inf Path: C:\WINDOWS\INF\oem26.inf

<<<  Section end 2017/12/05 23:36:42.657

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But still I did not find anything to solve this issue... Smiley Sad

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dhcinc
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I am seeing the same thing here. I have re-installed the Workstation 12, tried Workstation 14, updated the network drivers and nothing allows me to install the VMware Bridge Protocol service. Also running the VMware Virtual Network Editor and selecting 'Restore Defaults' isn't working either. I get VMnet1 and VMnet8 but no VMnet0. I need to resolve this quickly as I have a number of development VM images that need to talk on the networks.

I tried NAT as well but it gets stuck at 'Identifying Network'.

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bmwilson74
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I found at least the NAT worked ok for me thankfully. Have you checked that all the VMware windows services for NAT are started successfully?

Maybe try the winsock reset mentioned above. I've not been brave enough to try it but it sounds like it might be worth the risk.

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MikDima
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Well, I think something has changed in creators fall update about installing a network driver, and we must wait for a new release of VMWare to be compliant...

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BenSuckling
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I'm not sure about it being only a Win10 issue - I'm having the same problem after upgrading from WS 12.5.6 -> 12.5.8 on Windows 7 x64...

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MikDima
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Ok, I found the issue, I write to update you all.

In my case was the "CheckPoint VPN Client" that caused the issue.

I uninstalled Checkpoint, the "VMware Bridge Protcol" just installed like a charm and everything was working.

The version of CheckPoint VPN was E80.70, now I try to update to E80.72 and see if the problem is still there.

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reachbesal1
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Thanks for the update MikDima, did you have issues after installing version 80.72 ? if yes then have you been able to resolve it?

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MikDima
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Yes, with the version 80.72 the problem seems to be resolved.

Just: I have a doubt about the path I followed. I uninstalled the previous version of CheckPoint, resolved an issue with my LAN Card driver (went totally unusable updating the driver), resolved the issue with VMWare, then I reinstalled CheckPoint. So I am not 100% sure that everything will work with CheckPoint 80.72 already installed... but this path works for sure! Smiley Wink

Everything now works and it is stable.

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reachbesal1
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hank you for your quick reply, have you tried installing any any software that requires a NIC after upgrading to 80.72 to see if the issue still persists

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MacFred
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Its a rights problem in Windows 10 the local administrator

1. Administrator to "Network Configuration Operators"

2. And start Virtual Network Editor" and "Restore Defaults"

Just found this problem on my computers that the "local administrator" dosen't have the rights to add a service to the network connection!

The same issue on 1607 1703 and 1709.

Good Luck

Fredrik

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elfegoislas
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People, I just ran into this same problem.

I couldn't install VMware bridge protocol, but the actual problem was that I couldn't  bridged vmnet0.

I spent about 5 hours trying to solve the issue.

Then, reading your replies, I just clicked the Restore Defaults button on Virtual Network Editor and it worked !!!

Of course I had to reconfigure all my network settings, but in my case I had the default (3 adapters).

Now I can bridge my vmnet0, and it was not necessary to install the vm bridge protocol.

Hope this help.

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samezrp
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Hi,

I managed to solve this problem.

In my case problem was ZoneAlarm, it prevented from adding Bridge protocol to network adapter, even if I was logged in as Administrator. I uninstalled ZoneAlarm, reinstalled VMWare player, adapters appeared on the list, so I installed ZoneAlarm again and voila!

I hope it will help you as well.

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efiong
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My symptoms: bridged networking was not working. Any attempt to restore defaults in network editor was hanging during network driver install. Tried turning off all antivirus settings in Windows. Tried reinstalling VMware. Could not uninstall VMWare Bridge Protocol.

MikDima's post helped me resolve the issue on Windows 10 build 1903.

so at administrator's command prompt I did...

pnputil.exe -d Oem26.inf

...then in View Network connections even though I couldn't uninstall the existing driver, I was able Install | Service | Have Disk on the network adapter go to

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation and pick netbridge.inf

Once this was done I checked that I was able to untick VMWare Bridge Protocol on the adapter and click OK : it worked where before I was getting an error.

Now I could go to Virtual Network Editor in VMWare and restore defaults. It completed quickly and networking was working again.

Background: I glossed over MikDima's post initially thinking it looked too technical but after a few hours of trying other suggestions I was searching the registry for "vmware_bridge" and happened across Oem26.inf so came back to MikDima's post.

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