The installation rolls back, leaving the VM with basic graphics and limited connectivity. How to Fix It (Step-by-Step)
Fatal rollbacks during the VSock or WDDM driver compilation stages. Prerequisite Checklist kbvmware s article 78708 free
If you are trying to install or upgrade on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 guest operating system and encountering errors like "Setup failed to install driver automatically," you are likely running into the issue documented in VMware KB 78708 . The installation rolls back, leaving the VM with
Symptoms
The solution is to update your legacy Windows system so it gains support for SHA-2 signatures. This is achieved by installing two specific security updates from Microsoft, which are available for free from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The process is detailed below. The installation rolls back