Event ID 3073 — 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: 3073
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSVML_WP_INIT_CONFIG_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR_SUMMARY
Message: An attempt to read or update the virtual machine configuration failed because access was denied.

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