Virtual Machines with virtual NVDIMM display blue screen (BSOD) on initializing disk in Windows Disk Manager or Disk Manager displays an error
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Article ID: 313837
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VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
When performing "Initialize Disk" in Windows Disk Manager, Guest OS enters BSOD or Disk Manager displays an error message in pop-up window.
The issue occurs in virtual machines configured with a virtual NVDIMM of size less than 16MB. A BSOD and failure to initialize disk are known to occur in Windows 10, Windows Server 2022, or Windows 11 v21H2 guest operating systems.