Encountering an error with the message “The application encountered an error while attempting to change the state of VM” can have various causes. How the VM was set up is required to fix this issue. In this article, I will be showing you how to fix “Failed to Power on with Error ‘A virtual machine disk support provider for the specified file was not found”. Please see The logon attempt failed for the remote desktop connection. Also, see how to fix “Norton Autofix identified an issue: Fix Norton 360 Installation has encountered an error 8404 on Windows“.
HyperV lets you create and run a software version of a computer, called a virtual machine. Each virtual machine acts like a complete computer, running an operating system and programs.
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Reason for “The Application encountered an error while attempting to change the state of VM”
The error “A virtual machine disk support provider for the specified file was not found” in Hyper-V occurs when there is an issue with the virtual machine’s disk configuration. Or when when Hyper-V is unable to find the necessary components to handle the specified virtual machine disk file as it is in my case.
More specifically, The system continued to utilize the SCSI controller because the ISO Image remained associated.
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Solution
To fix this issue, I will have to access the Virtual Machine Settings, Expand the SCSI Controller and click on DVD. On the right pane of the Window, I will select None and click on Apply or OK.
Do not forget to Remove the Virtual CD/DVD drive
We have disassociated the DVD Drive from the SCSI Controller
Click Ok. Our VM should be able to boot properly.
Click start to start the VM.
Enter your password to access your VM.
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