Microsoft Windows Server 2022 – VMs running on VMware ESXi hosts might fail to start

After installing KB5031364 on virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts Windows Server 2022 might fail to start up affected VMs will receive an error with a blue screen and Stop code ‚PNP DETECTED FATAL ERROR‘ this issue only affects guest VMs with the following configuration on VMware ESXi hosts only

  • AMD Epyc physical processor
  • Expose IOMMU to guest OS“ enabled in VMware settings for the VM
  • Enable Virtualization Based Security” enabled in Windows Server 2022
  • System Guard Secure Launch“ enabled in Windows Server 2022

Workaround: To mitigate this issue you can disable „Expose IOMMU to guest OS“ this workaround should only be used in environments which do not require „Expose IOMMU to guest OS“ to be enabled

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in mid-November 2023

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