Has anyone had better success using a script to automate the VMware Tools removal before the migration? Or maybe a different migration tool that handles drivers more gracefully? Appreciate any insights. Will log a call with support as well using the provided references.

I ran into a very similar issue trying to migrate an old Win7 VM to Proxmox — you're definitely not alone there. In my case, the TLS 1.2 registry hack didn’t help either, and IE was completely useless with the Proxmox web UI. What finally worked for me was doing exactly what you mentioned — I spun u...