am getting this error msg, pls help me to resolve.

[Nafees]

Hi, I am trying to activate XAMPP but getting following error messages, need help, please.

4:32:00 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
4:32:00 AM [main] Windows Version: Enterprise 64-bit
4:32:00 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 7.1.29
4:32:00 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.3 [ Compiled: Mar 7th 2019 ]
4:32:00 AM [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
4:32:00 AM [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
4:32:00 AM [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
4:32:00 AM [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
4:32:00 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\users\nafees\downloads\wordpress-5.2.1\xxamp\"
4:32:00 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
4:32:02 AM [main] All prerequisites found
4:32:02 AM [main] Initializing Modules
4:32:02 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:32:02 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:32:02 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:32:02 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:32:02 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:32:02 AM [main] The Tomcat module is disabled
4:32:02 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
4:32:02 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:32:17 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:32:17 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:32:18 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:32:18 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:32:18 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:32:18 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:32:18 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:32:18 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:32:18 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:32:18 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:32:36 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
4:32:36 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:33:11 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:33:11 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:33:12 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:33:12 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:33:12 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:33:12 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:33:12 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:33:41 AM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL app...
4:33:41 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
4:33:50 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
4:33:50 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:34:19 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:34:19 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:34:20 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:34:20 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:34:20 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:34:20 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:34:20 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:34:20 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:34:20 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:34:20 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:36:03 AM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL app...
4:36:04 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
4:36:11 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
4:36:11 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:54:47 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:54:47 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:54:48 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:54:48 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:54:48 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:54:48 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:54:48 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

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4:32:00 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
4:32:00 AM [main] Windows Version: Enterprise 64-bit
4:32:00 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 7.1.29
4:32:00 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.3 [ Compiled: Mar 7th 2019 ]
4:32:00 AM [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
4:32:00 AM [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
4:32:00 AM [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
4:32:00 AM [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
4:32:00 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\users\nafees\downloads\wordpress-5.2.1\xxamp\"
4:32:00 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
4:32:02 AM [main] All prerequisites found
4:32:02 AM [main] Initializing Modules
4:32:02 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:32:02 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:32:02 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:32:02 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:32:02 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:32:02 AM [main] The Tomcat module is disabled
4:32:02 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
4:32:02 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:32:17 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:32:17 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:32:17 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:32:18 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:32:18 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:32:18 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:32:18 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:32:18 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:32:18 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:32:18 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:32:18 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:32:36 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
4:32:36 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:33:11 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:33:11 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:33:11 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:33:12 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:33:12 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:33:12 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:33:12 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:33:12 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:33:12 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:33:41 AM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL app...
4:33:41 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
4:33:50 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
4:33:50 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:34:19 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:34:19 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:34:19 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:34:20 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:34:20 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:34:20 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:34:20 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:34:20 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:34:20 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:34:20 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:34:20 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:36:03 AM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL app...
4:36:04 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
4:36:11 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
4:36:11 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Problem detected!
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
4:54:47 AM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
4:54:47 AM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
4:54:47 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
4:54:48 AM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
4:54:48 AM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
4:54:48 AM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
4:54:48 AM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
4:54:48 AM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
4:54:48 AM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
4:58:32 AM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL app...
4:58:32 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped

[Nobbie]

Which part of these messages dont you understand:

Problem detected!
Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 5684!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

[Altrea]

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