Starting the MSI from an elevated (Administrative) Powershell window worked for me. (Per the last post on the other thread you linked to) - on Windows 10. (I've already installed the vSphere 5.5 thick client & Client Integration Plugin) I had gotten the UAC popup running it normally, but didn't work. Elevated launch did. FAILED TO INSTALL THE HCMON DRIVER - Josh on May 26, at 2: That was my problem Reply. You may not have to try them all. Failed to handle bit properly Leave a reply Cancel reply Your email. 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.
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When installing the latest vSphere Client 6.0 on my Windows 10 computer, I got the following error “VMInstallHcmon – Failed to install hcmon driver”
Troubleshooting
- Try KB2006486. But I don’t see Non-Plug and Play Drivers and VMware hcmon on my Windows 10 computer
- Try renaming the C:WindowsSystem32drivershcmon.sys file. Still get the same error
Solution
Failed To Install The Hcmon Driver Windows 10 Bootable
- On my laptop, vSphere Client 5.5 and 6.0 (older build), and their respective Update Manager plug-in are installed
- Remove these older clients and plug-ins
- vSphere Client 6.0 installation completes successfully