VMPlayer error "Network bridge on device vmnet0 is not working"

Question

On a Windows 10 host, I have been using VMPlayer, which runs a guest Linux OS.  I have been using it for quite a while.

I applied some Windows updates a couple of days ago, which included the new Creator version.

Yesterday, when I started my VMPlayer VM machine, I received the error

Network bridge on device vmnet0 is not working

Somehow I think the Ethernet adapter settings were changed.  I searched the web and found some hits on this which included step by step instructions on how to install the service – VMware Bridge Protocol under Settings, Network & Internet, Ethernet.

The steps are straightforward and I'm sure I didn't make a mistake. I then stopped and restarted the VMware NAT and DHCP services. I then rebooted my laptop. I received the same error when I started my VMPlayer VM machine.

I don't have Workstation installed. Basically I'm accessing a Teradata database which runs on a VM guest Linux machine under VMPlayer.

I'm hoping some Windows / VMware users may have seen this issue and may provide me with some advice...  I'm stuck now and not sure how to proceed with this issue.

I hope that I will not have to reinstall VMware since that will require a massive amount of work for me.

My environment/configuration:

• Windows 10 Pro
• version 1703 build 15063.403
• My VMPlayer version is 6.0.7; I do not have Workstation installed.

Answer 1

I have found a solution. I searched for Windows 10 updates and found this KB. It corrected my VMware Player Ethernet - VMNET0 connection issue. I haven't read the KB yet but it applies changes to V1703..

2017-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems (KB4022716)