Are you seeing the “Failed to lock the main memory file” error in VMware Workstation? This video will guide you step-by-step to fix and repair this error, as well as:
“An error occurred while restoring the virtual machine state from file”
“An error caused the resume operation to fail”
This tutorial works with all VMware Workstation versions (17, 16, 15, 14, 12, Pro, Player, Horizon, ESXi, vCenter, vSphere) and is compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 on laptops, PCs, and desktops from Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Acer, MSI, Razer, Toshiba, Samsung, Huawei, Microsoft Surface.
💡 Why This Happens:
Locked .lck files blocking the VM from starting
Corrupted .vmem or .vmss memory files
Snapshot conflicts or leftover replication from tools like Veeam
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