Event ID 12711 — BIOS Configuration

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

This Aspect refers to events pertaining to the BIOS of the virtual machine.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 12711
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSVM_VDEV_BIOS_BOOT_ORDER_CHANGE_ONLINE_SUMMARY
Message: Cannot modify the boot order.

Resolve

Turn Off virtual machine

Turn Off the the virtual machine, then apply the changes.

Verify

The virtual machine is able to start up successfully with the desired BIOS settings applied.

BIOS Configuration

Hyper-V