# Hyper-V troubleshooting unable to configure vm's

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**Created:** [November 4, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/hyper-v-troubleshooting-unable-to-configure-vms/47 "2025-11-04T14:38:22Z")\
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Issue:

You have found you are getting unknown error (0x80072f05) when changing properties within Windows Virtual Machine Manager.

Solution:

Go to mmc.msc and add the certificate store for the local machine. Check on the personal store and you should see the certificate has expired.

First run a test-netconnection fqdn of vmm server -port 5985

This should show pass.

Next run:

$credential = get-credential

Get-scvmmmanagedcomputer -computername “fqdn of vmm server” | register-scvmmmanagedcomputer -credential $credential  
once the above has been run you will get:

Solution:

Go to mmc.msc and add the certificate store for the local machine. Check on the personal store and you should see the certificate has expired.

First run a test-netconnection fqdn of vmm server -port 5985

This should show pass.

Next run:

$credential = get-credential

Get-scvmmmanagedcomputer -computername “fqdn of vmm server” | register-scvmmmanagedcomputer -credential $credential  
once the above has been run you will get:

![](https://mybrokencomputer.net/uploads/default/optimized/1X/9e29d12d01a54a1912ab5edec3d9eb4dd2e39f84_2_690x64.png)