Vmware Workstation Failed To Install Hcmon Driver Windows 10

Unable to install the virtual network adapter in VMWare workstation 15 and Virtual box 6 - Windows 10 Hello Experts, I am unable to install virtual Ethernet adapter (host only and bridge) on both VM Ware workstation pro 15 and Virtual box 6. Install the VMRC. Re-install all vSphere Client instances. OR, simply open an elevated command prompt, and run the following to complete the install: CD to the DIR where the MSI file is Run this: msiexec /i VMware-VMRC-8.0.0-3250412.msi. Solution 3: Remove the hcmon.sys driver. The HCMON driver might be installed. One possible solution is to remove the hcmon.sys driver. Follow these steps: 1) Go to Device Manager. 2) Click View Show hidden devices. 3) Double-click Non-Plug and Play Drivers. 4) Right-click hcmon and click Uninstall. 6) Delete the C: Windows system32 drivers. These warnings appear to be caused by hcmon.sys which is used by VMware Player to detect USB ports becoming active. Sounds like you use USB 3 which is not supported on Windows hosts. Based on my search, you could go into services and disabled vmware usb arbitration service then you could test vmware to see if it still works. I stopped installation after the temp file is created and ran the MSI file directly. It now fails on 'hcmon driver unable to install'. I posted this on the VMware forum, no help for 3 days now, I am stuck. I extracted the setup and ran the msi, hcmon fails to install. I am on Windows 8 and user account is Administrator.

VMware Remote Console | 16 November 2017 | Build 7096020

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Last Document Update: 16 November 2017

What's in the Release Notes

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These release notes cover the following topics.

What's New

Vmware

VMware Remote Console 10.0.2 includes the following changes.

  • Support for Windows Server 2016 and macOS 10.13
  • The Windows installer changed from .msi to .exe format.
  • The VMware Remote Console project now uploads its corresponding Open Source Disclosure Package (ODP) as part the release process.
  • The zlib compression library is updated from 1.2.8 to 1.2.11.
  • The libcurl data transfer library is updated from 7.51.0 to 7.56.1.
  • OpenSSL is updated from 1.0.2k to 1.0.2m.
  • There are additional fixes as described in Fixed Issues.

Compatibility and Installation

You can install this release on the following host operating systems.

64-bit and 32-bit Windows

  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7

Mac

  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.12
  • Apple OS X 10.11
  • Apple OS X 10.10

Linux

  • VMware Remote Console generally runs on the same Linux offerings as VMware Workstation versions that are released around the same time.

    For more information, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.

Documentation

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See the following guides for information about installing and using VMware Remote Console.

VMware Remote Console for vSphere
VMware Remote Console for vRealize Automation

Vmware Workstation Failed To Install Hcmon Driver Windows 10

Fixed Issues

The following issues are fixed in this release.

Windows

  • Corrects a USB driver from VMware Remote Console 10.0.0 and 10.0.1 that had not been signed by Microsoft.
  • Allows the Windows USB arbitrator service to start after VMware Remote Console is installed.

    The issue only occurred on 64-bit Windows 8 without a certain runtime environment. The runtime environment is not part of Windows 8 by default but might or might not be present depending on other applications.

Mac

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  • Corrects issues that prevented the Mac installer from completing and required you to launch the application again to finish.

Known Issues

The following issues are known to affect this release.

General Issues

  • Cannot connect to virtual machines hosted on ESXi 5.1

    ESXi 5.1 does not support TLS versions greater than 1.0. The following error occurs.
    Unable to connect to the MKS: Could not connect to pipe . pipevmware-authdpipe within retry period.
    Workaround: Configure VMware Remote Console to use TLS 1.0.

    1. Open the VMware Remote Console configuration file in a text editor.
      Windows
      C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware Remote Consoleconfig.ini
      Linux
      /etc/vmware/config
      Mac
      /Library/Preferences/VMware Remote Console/config
    2. Add or edit the TLS protocols entry. Include TLS 1.0.
      tls.protocols=tls1.0,tls1.1,tls1.2
    3. Save and close the configuration file.
  • NIC disconnects from vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) portgroup

    You try to edit virtual machine network settings by connecting through VMware Remote Console, and your receive an Invalid device network adapter error.
    Workaround: Follow the guidelines in Knowledge Base Article 2151096.

  • VMware Remote Console URL message

    Starting VMware Remote Console from a Windows or Linux terminal session causes the following message to appear:
    This application must be launched from a vmrc URL
    The message appears when you omit the URL in the command. By design, you start VMware Remote Console from a client such as vSphere or vRealize Automation, or with a vmrc:// URL.
    For help with the VMware Remote Console command line, enter:
    Windows
    vmrc.exe -?
    Linux
    vmrc --help
    Mac
    not available

Windows

  • Keyboard hook timeout message

    When connecting to a virtual machine, VMware Remote Console might display the following message:
    The keyboard hook timeout value is not set to the value recommended by VMware Remote Console
    By design, you click OK to update the timeout value, then log out of Windows to ensure that the update takes effect.

  • HCmon driver error

    Installing VMware Remote Console on a system where other VMware applications have been installed might result in the following error:
    Failed to install the HCmon driver
    Workaround: Go to Task Manager, Services tab, and stop the VMUSBArbService. Then, proceed with installation.
    Alternatively, launch the .exe installer from a command prompt window that you opened with Administrator privileges.

Mac

  • VMware Remote Console does not launch on macOS 10.13

    The Mac displays a System Extension Blocked message when you attempt to launch VMware Remote Console on macOS 10.13.
    Workaround: As a user with administrator privileges, go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Under the General tab, near the bottom, you see a message about VMware software being blocked. Click Allow. For more information, see Knowledge Base Article 2151770.

  • Device options

    There are device-related options that are not available when running VMware Remote Console on a Mac. For example, you cannot add new devices, or display sound card settings. Unavailable Mac options are noted where applicable in the documentation.

Linux

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  • Updates do not download and install

    You click a vmrc:// link to launch VMware Remote Console from the browser. When you try to download and install VMware Remote Console updates, you receive the following error during download.
    An error occurred while reading/writing files. Try again later and if the problem persists, contact your system administrator
    Workaround: Do one of the following.

    • Launch VMware Remote Console from the command line, with a minimum syntactically viable URL. For example:
      sudo vmrc vmrc://x/?moid=x
    • Download the update from https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vmrc and apply it manually.

    After using one of the workarounds, the update installs, but VMware Remote Console displays the following error:
    Install of VMware Remote Console failed. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator.
    Close and relaunch VMware Remote Console. Go to Help > About VMware Remote Console to verify that the update installed.

  • VMware Remote Console on Debian 8.7.1 does not open remote virtual machines

    You successfully install VMware Remote Console on Debian 8.7.1, but it does not launch. When run from the console, the following message appears:
    Loop on signal 11.
    In addition, the log file under /tmp/vmware-$USER/ contains a panic and backtrace.
    Workaround: Use VMware Remote Console 9.0.

  • VMware Remote Console on Ubuntu 17.04 does not display certificates for viewing

    You use VMware Remote Console on Ubuntu 17.04 to connect to an ESXi host that has an invalid or untrusted security certificate, and a certificate warning appears. When you click to view the certificate for inspection, an empty dialog appears, and you can only close the dialog.
    Workaround: None

  • Wayland protocol is not supported

    VMware Remote Console requires Xorg and does not install or run under Wayland sessions. Installation errors occur on newer operating systems that use Wayland, such as Fedora 25.
    Workaround: None

  • Help link does not resolve

    You click the Help option from within VMware Remote Console and receive a file not found error.
    Workaround: Open a browser directly to www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vmrc_pubs.html

  • Virtual machines automatically power on

    VMware Remote Console automatically powers on virtual machines when connecting to virtual machines that are powered off.
    Workaround: None

  • VMware Remote Console automatically closes

    VMware Remote Console automatically closes when the remote virtual machine shuts down.
    Workaround: None

  • VMware Workstation or VMware Workstation Player

    VMware Remote Console cannot simultaneously be installed on the same machine as VMware Workstation or VMware Workstation Player.
    Workaround: None