Event ID 12171 — 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: 12171
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSVM_DEVICE_ADDED_TO_MANIFEST_SUMMARY
Message: Virtual device '%3' was added to the configuration of the virtual machine.

Resolve

This is a normal condition. No further action is required.

Virtual Machine Configuration File

Hyper-V