Symptoms
If VMware Workstation 15.5.5 or newer is run on a Windows host where Hyper-V and/or VBS is enabled, VMs will be launched using Windows Hypervisor Platform technology. VMs will fail to launch if the release version of this technology is not at a particular level, or if the Windows host hardware does not meet certain minimum requirements. These minimum requirements are described in the Cause section below.
Cause
This issue is caused because the system does not meet certain minimum requirements.
Supported Host Operating Systems
Windows 10 20H1 build 19041.264 or newer
Supported Workstation Version
Workstation 15.5.5 or newer
Processor Requirements for Host Systems
Intel Sandy BridgeAMD Bulldozer or newer CPU
Resolution
To resolve the issue do one of the following:
Upgrade host hardware and software to meet minimum requirements as described in the Cause section above.Disable Hyper-V in the Windows host, then launch VMware Workstation and power on VMs. Note that Windows host VBS will be disabled automatically if Hyper-V is disabled
Note:
If using Windows 10 1909 or earlier, the system requirements are not met and therefore Virtualization Based Security has to be set as "Not Enabled".
For more details on how to disable Hyper-V and process to turn off virtualization-based Security, refer "VMware Workstation and Device/Credential Guard are not compatible" error in VMware Workstation on Windows 10 host.
