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Hypver-V VM failed to change state
Hi There
I have just installed Hyper-V 2016 Core and created my first VM. I have added a DVD and pointed to a Windows 2012 R2 ISO image I what to install.
I have set the VM up as Generation 2 with 8 GB RAM
When i try to start the VM to install the 2012 R2 OS I get an error. 'The application encountered an error while attempting to change the state of 'new virtual machine' - failed to change state
In the administrative events there seems to be 2 errors
Event ID 12030 from source Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-v-Worker cannot be found. the handle is invalid
and
Event ID 12140 from source Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-v-SynthStor cannot be found. the handle is invalid
Please help !!!!!!!
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These are the full errors from the Administrative events
The description for Event ID 12140 from source Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-SynthStor cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
New Virtual Machine
6CC98392-976B-478C-90E9-86BAE7AC027D
C:\iso\SW_DVD9_Windows_Svr_Std_and_DataCtr_2012_R2_64Bit_English_-4_MLF_X19-82891.ISO
%%2147943792
7864368
80070570
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service
The handle is invalid
The description for Event ID 12010 from source Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
New Virtual Machine
6CC98392-976B-478C-90E9-86BAE7AC027D
Synthetic SCSI Controller
%%2147943792
0x80070570
4DC49261-3A81-401F-98DB-974C89B3DE3B
The handle is invalid
The description for Event ID 12030 from source Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
New Virtual Machine
6CC98392-976B-478C-90E9-86BAE7AC027D
The handle is invalid
