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Are you trying to run a nested VM?
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I dont know what it means by nested. All I am doing is opening a Vm within a VM
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Vm within a VM
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That is a nested VM<br />
<a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/nested-virtualization-in-azure/" rel="ugc">https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/nested-virtualization-in-azure/</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/nested-virtualization" rel="ugc">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/nested-virtualization</a>
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Sorry for the late reply. But Does it mean I can install VMWare player in the Azure VM and run my second VM
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Admins, Please delete the question as it is unanswered
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Sam OZ

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I have an Ubuntu VMWare VM &nbsp; Not available in Virtual box) . &nbsp; I was trying to run it as a VM within an Azure VM &nbsp;(Windows 2016 DC). &nbsp;But for some reason, I can’t open it in VMware workstation ( 14 &amp;&nbsp;15) &nbsp;. <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;The error I get is “VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V role from the system before running VMware Workstation” &nbsp; . &nbsp;But the &nbsp;hyper v role is not installed ( &nbsp;even greyed out in roles) <br />
&nbsp; Googling gives this issue is Windows build related &nbsp;( may have nothing to do with Azure) &nbsp;and could not see a real fix
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I have an Ubuntu VMWare VM   Not available in Virtual box) .   I was trying to run it as a VM within an Azure VM  (Windows 2016 DC).  But for some reason, I can’t open it in VMware workstation ( 14 & 15)  . 
   The error I get is “VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V role from the system before running VMware Workstation”   .  But the  hyper v role is not installed (  even greyed out in roles) 
  Googling gives this issue is Windows build related  ( may have nothing to do with Azure)  and could not see a real fix

Run a VMWare VM within VMWare VM in Azure cloud

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through datacenters. It provides both platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) services and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Cloud Services is a PaaS environment and can be used to create scalable applications and services; there are specific software development kits (SDKs) provided by Microsoft for Python, Java, Node.js and .NET. Azure also has file and storage services, data management, analytics and DNS services.

Azure

Windows Server 2016 is the successor to Windows Server 2012 R2. Built upon the same core code as Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 brings enhancements in security, servicing, and connectivity. A particular focus on this release was hybrid-cloud scenarios, and has close ties to Azure and other Microsoft cloud initiatives. This does not detract from the many improvements that are available for on-premises-only deployments

Windows Server 2016 comes in Datacenter, Standard, and Essentials editions, and for servicing, has adopted windows 10's cumulative model. The new nano-server install is designed to be remotely managed and is designed to be kept current through continuous feature updates. The full GUI install operates similarly to windows 10's "Long Term Servicing Branch" (LTSB) model with cumulative security updates.

Windows Server 2016 has also shifted from a per-processor-and-CAL licensing model to a per-core-and CAL licensing model. This brings Windows Server's licensing more in line with Microsoft's other products and makes hybrid-cloud license planning easier as well.