

This issue is resolved with VMware Tools 10.2 installed in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) guest. This can occur even when the network connection remains available and the drive is accessible. "There has been a network or file permission error.

When you run a Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) virtual machine, using Microsoft Office to edit and save files to a VMware shared folder results in following error: In a Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) virtual machine, using Microsoft Office to save modified files to a VMware shared folder can fail.

You have to manually select Window 10/ Windows 10 圆4 when creating Windows 10 Fall Creators Update guest operating system.
