AutoStart feature will not work in VMware Workstation for encrypted VMs
Article ID: 315614
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Products
VMware Desktop Hypervisor
Issue/Introduction
This article provides information about a limitation of the feature.
Symptoms:
Encrypted VMs cannot be configured for automatic power-on at the time of Host-OS reboot.
Symptoms:
Encrypted VMs cannot be configured for automatic power-on at the time of Host-OS reboot.
Resolution
No Resolution
Workaround:
No workaround.
Encrypted VMs are not listed when the user configures autostart VMs through Workstation UI but if vmAutoStart.xml is directly modified to include an encrypted VM, the corresponding VM's autostart log will report the inability to power it on.
Workaround:
No workaround.
Encrypted VMs are not listed when the user configures autostart VMs through Workstation UI but if vmAutoStart.xml is directly modified to include an encrypted VM, the corresponding VM's autostart log will report the inability to power it on.
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