Solution to the VMware virtual machine prompt that the exclusive lock of this configuration file failed

After VMware is abnormally shut down, it prompts "Failed to lock this configuration file exclusively" when it is restarted! ! !

A few days ago, when I was using a VMware virtual machine, the virtual machine suddenly froze. I shut down my computer and restarted it. When I opened the virtual machine again, an exception message appeared saying "Failed to exclusively lock this configuration file", and an abnormal process in the background was seriously occupying the CPU. After checking various statements online, it turned out that the virtual machine was not shut down normally, and a process was still running in the background and occupying the configuration file, which caused an abnormal prompt when the machine was turned on again.

Solution 1 given by netizens: Kill all VMware processes through Task Manager and then restart them:

However, when ending the process, it prompts "Access Denied", and even using the cmd command line to force kill the process, these processes cannot be ended. This method fails! !

Solution 2: Restore normal startup by deleting temporary files in the virtual machine installation directory:

After trying this method, although the temporary files were deleted, it still could not start normally. This method failed! !

Found solution 3: end the old process occupation by disabling the startup item, and finally solved it! !

1. Press the "win + R" key combination to enter "Run".

2. Type "msconfig" (without quotation marks, you can copy it directly) and press Enter.

3. Go to "System Configuration", select "Services", check "Hide all Microsoft services" in the lower left corner, then click "Disable all", and click "Apply".

4. Then open the "Start" option next to "Service" and open "Click Task Manager".

5. Among the listed startup items, find VMware, right-click, and select "Disable" to disable all startup items.

6. Close the "Task Manager", return to the "System Configuration" interface, click "OK", and restart the computer according to the prompts.

7. After the computer restarts, start all services again according to the above process, and VMware can start normally;

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