Event ID 3071 — Virtual Machine Configuration File

  • Article

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: 3071
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSVML_WP_INIT_CONFIG_ERROR_SUMMARY
Message: An attempt to read or update the virtual machine configuration failed.

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