Virtual Device Serial0 Will Start Disconnected |verified| Jun 2026

Here is a deep dive into why this happens and how you can fix it. Why Does This Message Appear?

A common cause is the "Virtual Printing" feature. If this feature is globally disabled on your host system but enabled in the VM settings, VMware attempts to use serial0 for the printer connection and fails, triggering the message. virtual device serial0 will start disconnected