Event ID 14108 — Virtual Switch availability

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

This aspect refers to events pertaining to the availability of virtual switches.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 14108
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Network
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: VM_SWITCH_LOAD_ERROR
Message: Unable to open handle to switch driver, error = %1.

Resolve

Check virtual switch driver

Check the device manager to see if the vmswitch driver is installed (Look under Device Manager, Show Hidden Devices, Network Adapters, Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch Default Miniport). If it is, try rebooting the virtualization server (also called a host) to ensure that any leaked exclusive handles are flushed out. If the problem persists, reinstall Hyper-V.

Verify

The user is able to succesfully create and manage virtual switches through the user interface (UI) as well as through the WMI interface.

Virtual Switch availability

Hyper-V