Here’s a ready-to-post guide for fixing in a VMware environment, based on common licensing/VM detection issues.

Uncheck , Virtual Machine Platform , and Windows Hypervisor Platform . Click OK and restart the virtual machine. Registry Cleanups

the .vmx file.

If WinOLS detects it is in a VM, it may refuse to run. You can "hide" the VM status by editing the configuration file while the VM is powered off Open the .vmx file (found in your VM's installation folder) with Notepad. Add these lines

(Notepad, Notepad++, or VS Code).

: Tuners can keep their main operating system clean while running complex automotive tools in a "sandbox."