I got this error when I reboot a newly installed Enterprise Linux 6.7 guest OS on VMware Workstation 12.
The CPU has been disabled - symptom
I tried several ways to workaround it. At last, only the following trick works.
The CPU has been disabled - 01
The CPU has been disabled - 02-1
The CPU has been disabled - 02-2
See? I downgrade the compatibility to Version 10.x. Now, you can go on your work.