1. VMWare Workstation Pro cannot run on Windows and its solution

1.1. Phenomenon

After the eleventh in 2019, a dialog box appeared that VMWare Workstation Pro could not run on Windows.

1.2. Reason

Problems caused by Microsoft's update program.
The temporary solution given on the Internet works after uninstalling the latest update, but the computer restarts and there is a problem again. The reason needs to be the ultimate suspension of windows automatic update. Here is the complete operation process;

1.3. Solution One

Uninstall the old version of vmware and install the new version of vMware 15.5

The associated keys at your own Baidu:
Download and key reference see some friends shared: https: //blog.csdn.net/u012998306/article/details/101511933
Note: It is recommended to upgrade vmware, pro-test version 15.5.0 build energy Load the virtual machine created in the previous version (ubuntu18, win7, centos7 can be), after all, the security risk of not updating the system will be greater.

1.4. Resolve version two (temporary)

Just uninstall the latest update program and restart it.
The operation is shown in the figure:
Find Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features, and then click Uninstall a program. Find the latest Microsoft update, then uninstall this update and restart it to use.

1.5. Disable automatic windows upgrade

After the temporary solution was resolved, after restarting the computer, it was "automatically updated" again, the windows upgrade was turned on again, and the upgrade was performed at the same time, which would cause vMware to become unusable. Here you need to effectively disable the windows upgrade through the registry.

1.5.1. Disable Windows Update

1. Run "regedit", open the registry editor, and navigate to
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsoSvc
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(1) Modify the value of the Start item on the right to 4

(2) Modify the value of the FailureActions item on the right

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1.5.2. Disable Windows Update Medic Service

1. Run "regedit", open the registry editor, and locate
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc
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(2) Modify the value of the Start item on the right to 4

(3) Modify the value of the FailureActions item on the right