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Reputation: 41

USB Device Causing VM's to Freeze

USB Device Causing VM's to Freeze - Cannot Kill vmware-vmx.exe

The problem was described here - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/612551 but anyone has no answer for it.

Generally, the problem is like so:

  1. launch vm
  2. connect usb stick or usb phone cable
  3. vm freezes
  4. it is not possible to terminate vmware-vmx.exe process (even as a SYSTEM user with highest privs).

The issue occurs on vmware workstation 14 & 15 on Windows 10 Pro Build 1903 Also tried disabling windows defender (maybe some strange scan policy) but no results. Tried also to change almost every setting in workstation but no results...

please help

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6449

Answers (1)

Ravindra Kumar
Ravindra Kumar

Reputation: 1

I was facing exactly the same issue and I have finally found the solution. Update to VMWare Workstation version 15.5. Update the VM Tools in the Guest operating System, and it works!! Tried with Android Devices, in USB Tethering Mode also.

Upvotes: 0

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