In the majority of cases, you will encounter hcmon.sys BSOD errors after you've installed new hardware, software (VMWare Workstation Player), or performed a failed Windows Update. In other cases, software corruption caused by a malware infection can lead to hcmon.sys Blue Screen of Death errors. Installing vSphere Client fails with the error “VMInstallHcmon - Failed to install hcmon driver” When installing the latest vSphere Client 6.0 on my Windows 10 computer, I got the following error “VMInstallHcmon – Failed to install hcmon driver”.

What's in the Release Notes

1. Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows Server 2012; Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows 7; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 10; VMware Remote Console is also compatible with the following Mac host operating systems: Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) Apple OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) Apple OS X 10.11.
2. VMInstallHcmon - Failed to install hcmon driver. Cause This issue occurs if the vSphere Client is installed on the same system the VMRC installation is failing on. Nov 15, 2016 The second link fixed the installation issue! Had to uninstall the hcmon driver and rename hcmon.sys to hcmon.sys.old.
3. VMware Remote Console on Windows 10 gives ‘Failed to install the hcmon driver’ 2016-08-08 by Jason Trying to install the VMware Remote Console software on a new Windows 10 computer consistently resulted in the error message ‘Failed to install the hcmon driver.’.

What's New

VMware Remote Console 8.0.1 supports auto-detection of Windows and Apple OS X network proxy settings.

Compatibility and Installation

VMware Remote Console and host OS version compatibility

VMware Remote Console is compatible with the following 64-bit and 32-bit Windows host operating systems:

• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows 7
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
  

Vmware Failed To Install The Hcmon Driver Windows 10 64-bit

VMware Remote Console is also compatible with the following Mac host operating systems:

• Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
• Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
• Apple OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
• Apple OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

Installation Notes for This Release

Read the following documentation for guidance about installing and using VMRC:

Known Issues

This release has the following known issues for Windows OS:

Vmware Failed To Install The Hcmon Driver Windows 10 Pro

• Running VMRC without a URL will fail.
  Workaround: Open a URL of the form: vmrc://[<user>|(<ticket-type>:<ticket>)@]<host>[:<port>]/?moid=<VM-id>.

• VMRC displays an empty, black console when connecting to a virtual machine.
  Workaround: None

• VMRC might prompt The keyboard hook timeout value is not set to the value recommended by VMware Remote Console when connected to a virtual machine.
  Workaround: Click OK to update the value and log out of Windows to ensure the update takes effect.
  
• Installing VMRC client on Windows 10 might fail with an error Failed to install the HCmon driver.
  Workaround: Run the elevated command prompt as an Administrator.
  

Vmware Workstation Failed To Install Hcmon Driver Windows 10

This release has the following known issues for Apple OS X:

Vmware Failed To Install The Hcmon Driver Windows 10 Bootable

• VMRC might not add new devices such as DVD and CD-ROM drives or an existing virtual hard disk to a virtual machine.
  Workaround: None
  
• VMRC does not display sound card settings.
  Workaround: None