"Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to" VMware Workstation 10.0.1 while booting a VM
Solution 1
If the above solution didn't work, just restart your machine (Physical machine) and try booting again.
Solution 2
I needed to "allow" the VMware system extension (macOS warned me about this being blocked on install, but I ignored it).
In brief: System Preferences > Security and Privacy > General > Click "Allow" on the "VMware blocked" message
See accepted answer here for further details: https://superuser.com/questions/1256489/how-to-fix-vmware-fusion-pro-10-cannot-find-a-valid-peer-process-to-connect-to
tonix
Updated on July 26, 2022Comments
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tonix over 1 year
I've just installed the VMware Workstation 10.0.1, but when I try to boot a virtual machine (I've created a new guest and I also have a virtual disk image of another VM), it doesn't start to run and I get this error: "Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to". I've googled around but didn't find a solution to the problem. I am using Windows 7 64 bit. I also have VirtualBox installed (maybe VMware goes in conflict with VirtualBox?).
What should I do? I need those virtual machines to run.
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tonix over 4 yearsThis question is very very old. I don't even remember whether I solved or not... And I do not have VMWare Workstation installed anymore...
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PSN over 4 yearsI faced the same problem today and this worked. This could help someone else.
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warfreak92 about 4 yearsI faced the similar problem. I just deleted all the recent .lock and .vmem files, then restarted the host. This fixed my problem.
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gbarry about 4 yearsWorth a try. Worked for Fusion 8 on El Capitan.