https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/when-I-try-to-start-my-Windows11-Pro-VMs-I-get-a-message-stating/m-p/2989447#M182970 <P>You might like to refer to these, for starters . . .</P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Windows-11-VM-encrypted-after-password-change-on-host/td-p/2987626" target="_self">Windows 11 VM encrypted after password change on host (2023-09-21)</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unable-to-recover-Windows-11-vm-windows-credentials/td-p/2986074" target="_self">Unable to recover Windows 11 VM (2023-09-11)</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/What-Password-does-a-Win-11-VM-need-to-run-on-a-different-host/td-p/2927281" target="_self">What Password does a Win 11 VM need to run on a different host? (2022-09-04</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Windows-11-VM-asking-for-encryption-key-after-host-updates/td-p/2897568" target="_self">Windows 11 VM asking for encryption key after host updates (2022-03-09)</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/What-is-the-default-encryption-password-for-virtual-TPM/td-p/2919355" target="_self"><SPAN>What is the default encryption password for virtual TPM? (2022-07-19)</SPAN></A></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/VM-encrypted-itself-don-t-know-the-password/td-p/2874949" target="_self">VM encrypted itself, don't know the password (2021-10-28)</A></SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:50:19 GMT CarltonR 2023-10-03T10:50:19Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/when-I-try-to-start-my-Windows11-Pro-VMs-I-get-a-message-stating/m-p/2989386#M182964 <P>I had an SSD drive crash and the data was unrecoverable, the hardware died. I was given a new SSD hardware drive, loaded all OS and software for VMware Workstation Pro17. My VMs were located on a different drive and when I try to start my Windows11 Pro VMs I get a message stating "This virtual machine is encrypted. You must enter its password to continue. I do not recall anything for a password when created it. I have tried all my known passwords but they all fail. There is an option that states "Remember the password on this machine in the Credential Manager". Is there a way to recover the password? I have a backup of the drive before it died, is there a way to get the password information from it possibly or another way?</P> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:27:53 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/when-I-try-to-start-my-Windows11-Pro-VMs-I-get-a-message-stating/m-p/2989386#M182964 ZukEd 2023-10-02T23:27:53Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/when-I-try-to-start-my-Windows11-Pro-VMs-I-get-a-message-stating/m-p/2989447#M182970 <P>You might like to refer to these, for starters . . .</P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Windows-11-VM-encrypted-after-password-change-on-host/td-p/2987626" target="_self">Windows 11 VM encrypted after password change on host (2023-09-21)</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unable-to-recover-Windows-11-vm-windows-credentials/td-p/2986074" target="_self">Unable to recover Windows 11 VM (2023-09-11)</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/What-Password-does-a-Win-11-VM-need-to-run-on-a-different-host/td-p/2927281" target="_self">What Password does a Win 11 VM need to run on a different host? (2022-09-04</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Windows-11-VM-asking-for-encryption-key-after-host-updates/td-p/2897568" target="_self">Windows 11 VM asking for encryption key after host updates (2022-03-09)</A></SPAN></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/What-is-the-default-encryption-password-for-virtual-TPM/td-p/2919355" target="_self"><SPAN>What is the default encryption password for virtual TPM? (2022-07-19)</SPAN></A></P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><SPAN><A href="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/VM-encrypted-itself-don-t-know-the-password/td-p/2874949" target="_self">VM encrypted itself, don't know the password (2021-10-28)</A></SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:50:19 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/when-I-try-to-start-my-Windows11-Pro-VMs-I-get-a-message-stating/m-p/2989447#M182970 CarltonR 2023-10-03T10:50:19Z