Event ID 3072 — Virtual Machine Configuration File

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

By default virtual machine configuration files are at %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Virtual Machines.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 3072
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSVML_WP_INIT_CONFIG_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR
Message: '%1' failed to read or update the virtual machine configuration because access was denied: %3 (%4). Check the security settings on the folder in which the virtual machine is stored. (Virtual machine %2)

Resolve

Check permission

Check the security settings on the folder in which the virtual machine is stored and then try to start the virtual machine again.

Verify

No verification steps are available yet.

Virtual Machine Configuration File

Hyper-V