Fix: VMRC Installation Windows 10 Pro error: failed to install the hcmon driver

I kept getting this error when I was installing the VMWare Remote Console:

Failed to install the hcmon driver

and then the installer would exit.

To get around this, I launched an elevated command prompt and executed the installer through the shell.

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Search for cmd in your start menu and right click it.

Run as administrator. Accept the UAC prompt and change to the directory that has your VMRC installer.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
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C:\Windows\system32>cd c:\users\tw\Downloads

c:\Users\tw\Downloads>VMware-VMRC-9.0.0-4288332.msi

This will execute the installer with elevated privileges so you can install the hcmon driver without error.