VMware Workstation Transport (VMDB) Error -44: Message

So you want to start one of your virtual machines in VMware Workstation and you get the following message:
VMware Workstation Transport (VMDB) Error -44: Message
The VMware Autorisation Service is not running.

Check your VMware Services its not started.







To fix it follow the steps below or if you prefer:-

1. Make sure you have admin privileges on your machine.
2. Click Start and then type Run.
3. Type services.msc and click OK
4. Scroll down the list and locate that the VMware Authorization service
5. Click Start the service, unless the service is already is showing a status of Started.

Please Note: The VMware Authorization service depends on the Windows Management Instrumentation service. This service must be running as well. If the VMware Authorization service does not start, or starts and then stops, locate and start the Windows Management Instrumentation service.