I then attempted to uninstall the program to reinstall it. These weren't set so I made the changes and re-started but the error was still there.
Reading these forums, it says lots about granting access through security settings which I have done.
upon first attempt of setting-up a Windows VM, I get the 'Could not open /dev/vmmon: Broken pipe' error, try again with Linux Mint and get the same. Paid 70 pounds, downloaded and installed. Downloaded VMWare this afternoon after reading/hearing about how good it is after experiencing some frustration with VirtualBox.
