Every time I run Vmware, I get this error: Error While powering on: The VMware Authorization Service is not running

go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services double click on VMware Authorization Service a window will open.

It will look something like this

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In that window select Automatic from the drop-down menu near to Startup Type:. Then click on the OK button to save the change.


I resolved this by starting VMware Workstation as Administrator.