diff --git a/vmxtoolkit/vmxtoolkit.psm1 b/vmxtoolkit/vmxtoolkit.psm1
index 2a3e4af..34880ef 100644
--- a/vmxtoolkit/vmxtoolkit.psm1
+++ b/vmxtoolkit/vmxtoolkit.psm1
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@ function Start-VMX
 		if (($vmx) -and ($vmx.state -ne "running"))
 		{
             [int]$vmxhwversion = (Get-VMXHWVersion -config $vmx.config).hwversion
-            if ($vmxHWversion -le $vmwareversion.major)
+            if (Is-MatchingHWVersion -VMwareMajorVersion $($vmwareversion.Major) -VMXHWversion $vmxHWversion)
             {
                 Write-Verbose "Checking State for $vmxname : $($vmx.vmxname)  : $($vmx.state)"
                 Write-Verbose "creating Backup of $($vmx.config)"
@@ -3400,9 +3400,9 @@ function Start-VMX
                     Write-Warning "There was an error starting the VM: $cmdresult"
                     }
 		    }
-            else { Write-Error "Vmware version does not match, need version $vmxhwversion "	}
+            else { Write-Error "Vmware version does not match, update vmx hardware version as per https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746 "	}
 		}
-		elseif ($vmx.state -eq "running") { Write-Verbose "VM $VMXname already running" } # end elseif
+		elseif ($vmx.state -eq "running") { Write-Host "VM $VMXname already running" } # end elseif
 		
 		else { Write-Verbose "VM $VMXname not found" } # end if-vmx
 	}	
@@ -6442,3 +6442,30 @@ Write-Host	-ForegroundColor Green "[success]"
     $Object | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name LoggedIn -Value $true
 	Write-Output $Object
 }
+
+function Is-MatchingHWVersion{
+[CmdletBinding(HelpUri = "https://github.com/bottkars/vmxtoolkit/wiki")]
+param (
+[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)][int]$VMwareMajorVersion,
+[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)][int]$VMXHWversion
+)
+begin{
+}
+process{
+
+Write-Verbose "VM ware major version: $VMwareMajorVersion"
+Write-Verbose "VMX HW version: $VMXHWversion"
+
+switch ($VMwareMajorVersion)
+{
+    16 { if(($VMXHWversion -eq 18) -or ($VMXHWversion -eq 19)){ return $true } }
+    15 { if(($VMXHWversion -eq 16) -or ($VMXHWversion -eq 16)){ return $true } }
+    Default {
+        if($VMXHWversion -eq $VMwareMajorVersion){ return $true }
+    }    
+}
+return $false
+}
+end { }
+
+}
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