Hyper-V Error, "Cannot Connect to the Virtual Machine"

Question

I have a brand new computer and I'm trying to get a Hyper-V virtual machine up and running but i keep getting the error, "Cannot Connect to the Virtual Machine". I have enabled virtualization in the BIOS. I can see the machine in the Hyper-V Manager window boot up, but cannot connect to it. I have also created internal and external switches. I've tried multiple operating systems all with the same result. Any ideas how to troubleshoot this?

Answer 1

Hi AdrianeS,

Hope you're doing well.

1. Check Hyper-V Services

Open "Services" and check if the following services are running:

(1) Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management

(2) Hyper-V Host Compute Service

(3) Hyper-V Guest Service Interface

2. Open "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" and create inbound and outbound rules for "vmconnect.exe".
3. Ensure your user account has the necessary permissions to manage Hyper-V.
4. Go to "Hyper-V Settings" and ensure Enhanced Session Mode is enabled for both the server and user.
5. In addition, maybe you can try restalling the Hyper-V role to resolve this issue.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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