Event ID 12420 — 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: 12420
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSREPOSITORY_REMOVE_ERROR
Message: '%1' could not remove key '%3' from the repository. Error: '%4' (%5). (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