Fix: VMRC Installation Windows 10 Pro error: failed to install the hcmon driver. Failed to install the hcmon driver and then the installer would exit. To get around this, I launched an elevated command prompt and executed the installer through the shell. Cloud Monkey Installing VMRC “Failed to install hcmon driver” on Win 10 Cloud Monkey. The recommended procedure to successfully install the VMware Client: Enable HCMON by creating a EnableHCMON registry value (DWORD type, Data 1) in HKEYLOCALMACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services SK Parameters. Reboot the endpoint. Install VMWare View Client. Disable HCMON by removing the EnableHCMON registry value. Reboot the endpoint again.

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What's in the Release Notes

These release notes cover the following topics.

What's New

VMware Remote Console 10.0.2 includes the following changes.

• Support for Windows Server 2016 and macOS 10.13
• The Windows installer changed from .msi to .exe format.
• The VMware Remote Console project now uploads its corresponding Open Source Disclosure Package (ODP) as part the release process.
• The zlib compression library is updated from 1.2.8 to 1.2.11.
• The libcurl data transfer library is updated from 7.51.0 to 7.56.1.
• OpenSSL is updated from 1.0.2k to 1.0.2m.
• There are additional fixes as described in Fixed Issues.

Compatibility and Installation

You can install this release on the following host operating systems.

64-bit and 32-bit Windows

• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows 10
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 8
• Windows 7

Mac

• macOS 10.13
• macOS 10.12
• Apple OS X 10.11
• Apple OS X 10.10

Linux

• VMware Remote Console generally runs on the same Linux offerings as VMware Workstation versions that are released around the same time.

  For more information, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.

Documentation

See the following guides for information about installing and using VMware Remote Console.

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VMware Remote Console for vSphere
VMware Remote Console for vRealize Automation

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Fixed Issues

The following issues are fixed in this release.

Windows

• Corrects a USB driver from VMware Remote Console 10.0.0 and 10.0.1 that had not been signed by Microsoft.
• Allows the Windows USB arbitrator service to start after VMware Remote Console is installed.

  The issue only occurred on 64-bit Windows 8 without a certain runtime environment. The runtime environment is not part of Windows 8 by default but might or might not be present depending on other applications.

Mac

• Corrects issues that prevented the Mac installer from completing and required you to launch the application again to finish.

Known Issues

The following issues are known to affect this release.

General Issues

Failed To Install Hcmon Driver Windows 10

• Cannot connect to virtual machines hosted on ESXi 5.1

  ESXi 5.1 does not support TLS versions greater than 1.0. The following error occurs.
  Unable to connect to the MKS: Could not connect to pipe . pipevmware-authdpipe within retry period.
  Workaround: Configure VMware Remote Console to use TLS 1.0.

  1. Open the VMware Remote Console configuration file in a text editor.
     Windows
     C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware Remote Consoleconfig.ini
     Linux
     /etc/vmware/config
     Mac
     /Library/Preferences/VMware Remote Console/config
     
  2. Add or edit the TLS protocols entry. Include TLS 1.0.
     tls.protocols=tls1.0,tls1.1,tls1.2
  3. Save and close the configuration file.
• NIC disconnects from vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) portgroup

  You try to edit virtual machine network settings by connecting through VMware Remote Console, and your receive an Invalid device network adapter error.
  Workaround: Follow the guidelines in Knowledge Base Article 2151096.

• VMware Remote Console URL message

  Starting VMware Remote Console from a Windows or Linux terminal session causes the following message to appear:
  This application must be launched from a vmrc URL
  The message appears when you omit the URL in the command. By design, you start VMware Remote Console from a client such as vSphere or vRealize Automation, or with a vmrc:// URL.
  For help with the VMware Remote Console command line, enter:
  Windows
  vmrc.exe -?
  Linux
  vmrc --help
  Mac
  not available
  

Windows

• Keyboard hook timeout message

  When connecting to a virtual machine, VMware Remote Console might display the following message:
  The keyboard hook timeout value is not set to the value recommended by VMware Remote Console
  By design, you click OK to update the timeout value, then log out of Windows to ensure that the update takes effect.

• HCmon driver error

  Installing VMware Remote Console on a system where other VMware applications have been installed might result in the following error:
  Failed to install the HCmon driver
  Workaround: Go to Task Manager, Services tab, and stop the VMUSBArbService. Then, proceed with installation.
  Alternatively, launch the .exe installer from a command prompt window that you opened with Administrator privileges.

Mac

• VMware Remote Console does not launch on macOS 10.13

  The Mac displays a System Extension Blocked message when you attempt to launch VMware Remote Console on macOS 10.13.
  Workaround: As a user with administrator privileges, go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Under the General tab, near the bottom, you see a message about VMware software being blocked. Click Allow. For more information, see Knowledge Base Article 2151770.

• Device options

  There are device-related options that are not available when running VMware Remote Console on a Mac. For example, you cannot add new devices, or display sound card settings. Unavailable Mac options are noted where applicable in the documentation.

Linux

• Updates do not download and install

  You click a vmrc:// link to launch VMware Remote Console from the browser. When you try to download and install VMware Remote Console updates, you receive the following error during download.
  An error occurred while reading/writing files. Try again later and if the problem persists, contact your system administrator
  Workaround: Do one of the following.

  • Launch VMware Remote Console from the command line, with a minimum syntactically viable URL. For example:
    sudo vmrc vmrc://x/?moid=x
    
  • Download the update from https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vmrc and apply it manually.

  After using one of the workarounds, the update installs, but VMware Remote Console displays the following error:
  Install of VMware Remote Console failed. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator.
  Close and relaunch VMware Remote Console. Go to Help > About VMware Remote Console to verify that the update installed.

• VMware Remote Console on Debian 8.7.1 does not open remote virtual machines

  You successfully install VMware Remote Console on Debian 8.7.1, but it does not launch. When run from the console, the following message appears:
  Loop on signal 11.
  In addition, the log file under /tmp/vmware-$USER/ contains a panic and backtrace.
  Workaround: Use VMware Remote Console 9.0.

• VMware Remote Console on Ubuntu 17.04 does not display certificates for viewing

  You use VMware Remote Console on Ubuntu 17.04 to connect to an ESXi host that has an invalid or untrusted security certificate, and a certificate warning appears. When you click to view the certificate for inspection, an empty dialog appears, and you can only close the dialog.
  Workaround: None

• Wayland protocol is not supported

  VMware Remote Console requires Xorg and does not install or run under Wayland sessions. Installation errors occur on newer operating systems that use Wayland, such as Fedora 25.
  Workaround: None

• Help link does not resolve

  You click the Help option from within VMware Remote Console and receive a file not found error.
  Workaround: Open a browser directly to www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vmrc_pubs.html

• Virtual machines automatically power on

  VMware Remote Console automatically powers on virtual machines when connecting to virtual machines that are powered off.
  Workaround: None

• VMware Remote Console automatically closes

  VMware Remote Console automatically closes when the remote virtual machine shuts down.
  Workaround: None

• VMware Workstation or VMware Workstation Player

  VMware Remote Console cannot simultaneously be installed on the same machine as VMware Workstation or VMware Workstation Player.
  Workaround: None

Failed To Install Hcmon Driver Windows 10 Windows 7

When installing the latest vSphere Client 6.0 on my Windows 10 computer, I got the following error “VMInstallHcmon – Failed to install hcmon driver”

Troubleshooting

• Try KB2006486. But I don’t see Non-Plug and Play Drivers and VMware hcmon on my Windows 10 computer
• Try renaming the C:WindowsSystem32drivershcmon.sys file. Still get the same error

Solution

• On my laptop, vSphere Client 5.5 and 6.0 (older build), and their respective Update Manager plug-in are installed
• Remove these older clients and plug-ins
• vSphere Client 6.0 installation completes successfully