Installing VMware Tool fail with error "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Installing / Updating VMware Tools on Windows fail to run "setup.exe" with error "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file"

Environment

ESXi 7.x
ESXi 8.x

Cause

This is Windows side file access issue and need to investigate on Guest OS.

Resolution

Please refer: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file" error when you try to install, update or start a program or file