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Event ID 12401 — Virtual Machine Configuration File

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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: 12401
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSREPOSITORY_WRITE_ERROR_SUMMARY
Message: Cannot write key '%3' from the repository. Error: '%4'

Resolve

Check virtual machine configuration

Ensure that the virtual machine configuration file is set with the right parameters. Additionally, ensure that the configuration file has the right permissions set so that the VMMS service can access it. Then, retry the operation that failed.

By default virtual machine configuration files are at %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Virtual Machines.

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