VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui) Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation)
This post describes how to fix: VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui) Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred. Cause Consulting the log file mentioned, the following can be seen: 2020-06-29T15:09:33.277+01:00| vmui| W115: "vmlist464" entries in the file "C:\Users\hsimpson\AppData\Roaming\VMware\inventory.vmls" are invalid. Somehow, entries in the inventory.vmls file have become invalid. This has occurred to me a few times so it's a sensible idea to back this file up whenever you make significant changes to your VMware Workstation inventory. Resolution Either: Restore %AppData%\Roaming\VMware\inventory.vmls from a backup. - or - Delete %AppData%\Roaming\VMware\inventory.vmls and open VMware Workstation to create a new file. This means you will need to recreate your folder hierarchy and add your virtual machines by opening their .vmx files. VMware Workstation should now open successfully. Related Posts - This PC can't run Windows...