Questions tagged [vmware-workstation]
A desktop virtualization solution offered by VMware, for Windows and Linux hosts.
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RHEL 7 moving files from 1 VM to 10 at one time
I have 11 VM’s on RHEL 7. I only have access to the files on 1 VM and have to SCP them over to the other 10. Is there an easier was to do it then hitting the up arrow every time and changing it to the ...
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VBoxManage equivalent for VMware Workstation Pro
Is there a command line tool for create and modify virtual machines with VMWare Workstation Pro?
I.e. something like VirtualBox's VBoxManage.exe with VBoxManage.exe createvm ..., VBoxManage.exe ...
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Can not change bios in VMWare
I have been trying to use a modified BIOS with VMWare, but have been constantly failing.
I have a modified BIOS ROM of the BIOS.440.ROM in the x64 directory of the VMWare Workstation root install ...
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How to edit TPM-encrypted .vmx?
I am using VMWare Workstation 17 and am running an instance of Windows 11 on it. As per Windows 11 requirements, all the files (including the .vmx) must be TPM encrypted. I am trying to modify the '...
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VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Error: Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine
I am running VMware Workstation 15.5.7 on Windows 10. I create a new Windows 10 x64 VM, which starts up and runs with no issues. I want to change this VM's hardware compatibility so that it can run ...
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Security Concerns for VMs in DMZ
In Vmware Workstation a VMnet8(NAT) Interface on Host System acts as a External Port for a VM Guest, If a Put the VM in DMZ can the Host get compromised or attacked as the VMnet8 has Ip addresses ...
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How to get Microsoft Trial VM Windows 11 to launch on VM Workstation
How to get Microsoft Trial Windows 11 VM to launch on VM Workstation
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how to make vmware workstation connect to esxi with a http proxy
sorry that english is not my mother language，something is translated by google...
i setup a new exsi (also calld vSphere Hypervisor ?) in a lan
vmware workstation 17 and exsi 8
if i use a pc under ...
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How to remap key combo in Solaris VM to avoid a crash
Environment: VMware Workstation Pro running in W10 Pro x64, with a Solaris 10 VM
In the above environment, using the Terminal (using tcsh) program inside Solaris, when I (mistakenly 😅) press Ctrl-...
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Guest Kali Linux GUI terminal window hangs in dual monitor layout in VMWare Workstation 17 Pro
I wasn't having this issue a week ago. This has newly developed for me.
Here is the actual issue: When I run a command in the terminal while in dual monitor layout, the terminal window stops ...
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VMWare adding interfaces without reboot
I am using VMWare Workstation in my lab and have ESXi host as VMs. When I add a new interface in the VM settings the changes are not propagated in the ESXi host, I have to reboot it every time. If we ...
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DHCP reservation in VMware Workstation assigns adress from the pool
I want to make a DCHP-reservation in VMware Workstation 16.2.5.
So I edit the file C:\ProgramData\VMware\vmnetdhcp.conf:
# Virtual ethernet segment 8
# Added at 01/13/23 11:45:50
subnet 192.168.12.0 ...
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How do I minimize the power consumption of my computer while running a server within a VM 24/7?
My OS: Windows 10 pro 64-bit
VM OS: Ubuntu-server 20.04 LTS
VM Software: VMWare Workstation player 17
I plan on hosting a minecraft server along with a pterodactyl panel 24/7 on VM on my desktop pc ...
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What's the __vmware__ user in the group policy
VMWare workstation added a vmware user in the group policy:
Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment > Allow log on ...
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VMWare Workstation: host to guest pasting stopped working after host Ubuntu upgrade to 22.04
VMWare Workstation: 17.01
Guest OS: Windows 10.
After upgrading host Ubuntu 20.04 => 22.04, VMWare Workstation copy/paste function is broken.
Host => Guest: Copy/Cut text: unable to paste in ...
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How to share folders in Hyper-V with guest Ubuntu server & desktop 22.04
I have checked many guides that use XRDP to start a remote desktop service on Ubuntu desktop for getting the "Enhanced Session" to work.
https://4sysops.com/archives/activate-enhanced-...
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How to pass Shift + F10 for installing Windows 11 instead of opening up Microsoft Teams
I'm installing Windows 11 on VMware Workstation.
The following link says:
In Command Prompt, type the OOBE\BYPASSNRO command to bypass network
requirements on Windows 11 and press Enter.
https://...
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performance issue with Workstation pro and enabling VT on Dell XPS 17
I recently moved from MAC to this very beefy CPS laptop with 64gb of ram and i9 12k processor.
However, I noticed a dramatic performance reduction when I moved my VMs from MAC to windows.
I decided to ...
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Why is my ping so high when playing a game running on a VM via VMWare Workstation 17? What can I do to lower the ping?
This is a screenshot of the virtual machine networking settings :
First the option was on the NAT: used to share the host's IP address but then I tried to change it to the bridged connected directly, ...
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Using an EaseUS pbd backup with VMWare Workstation - winload.efi error
Hopefully someone can offer some assistance.
I have a Windows 10 pbd backup that was create using EaseUS. Pretty sure something is wrong with the boot settings in this backup, but it is what it is.
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Remount share folder in VMware workstation
I use share folder in VMware workstation, host Windows 11, guest:Ubuntu.
The problem is the sometime (maybe when I restart the host, the share folder doesn't exist in /mnt/ so I need to disable and ...
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How to access a file on a Linux VM from VMware host?
I know there are some similar questions. However, twist with this one is that I am locked out of the vm. I don't have the root password for the VM. However, I still want to get a file off of the VM....
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Can't detect USB on RHEL9 VMware
I can't detect my USB on RedHat Enterprise 9, I did make sure that the removable disk is connected to VMware and not the host.
I can detect it on Kali Linux btw I even tried to use an external hard ...
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How to shrink a disk that has unallocated space on it in VM Ware?
I have a VM where I orginally put everything on one Disk, I had my D drive right next to my C drive. As my C Drive was running out of space I could not expand it because the D drive was right next to ...
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Will there be any issue if I change default subnet to 2.2.2.0 and 3.3.3.0 for NAT and Host only in my Virtual Network Editor of VMWare Workstation?
I amy trying to learn VMWare Workstation and for making the IP address remember easily I want to change them
For NAT (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) I want to change
192.168.163.0 To 2.2.2.0 and
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vmnet0 is missing in VMware Workstation Pro 16
I’ve tried:
Reinstalling VMware workstation pro 16 several times.
Repairing the application through ‘Modify’.
Restoring defaults through the virtual network editor.
Running VMware on administrator ...
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Accessing settings of an imported VM using VMWare throws "Could not get the dataFileKey" error
After experiencing a lot of issues regarding lack of snappiness and lagging with a VirtualBox Ubuntu 20.04 virtual machine, I decided to switch over to VMware.
As per their official instructions I ...
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Intel (R) Virtualization Technology and Intel (R) VT-d Feature
Intel (R) Virtualization Technology and Intel (R) VT-d Feature are in the BIOS.
Both are by default enabled.
I use VMWare Workstation for virtualization in the laptop but I am not sure about both.
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VMware Workstation - Xrandr: Can't open display
I'm stuck trying to make Sway work on a fresh installation of arch linux, running on VMware Workstation 16. It looks like there is no Virtual-1 display that I specified in advance for Sway's config. ...
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How to run VMware 16 on Windows Server 2022 host?
I am trying to run latest VMWare Workstation Pro (16.2.4 build-20089737) on Windows Server 2022 host (21H2).
When I start a VM I got the
VMWare Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the ...
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VMware workstation pro doesn't autofit server VMs in main desktop
New to Windows 11, I came across a very weird and annoying problem.
I'm using "VMware® Workstation 16 Pro", and then using it to connect to server "File > connect to server" ...
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Not able to connect from Windows 11 to VMWare Linux VM
I am using windows 11 ( Host OS).
I have VMWare Workstation Pro where Ubuntu VM was created.
In that Ubuntu VM, there is web application which is running on port 19000.
Inside VM(Ubuntu), the below ...
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VMware Workstation rights issue - Authorization Service will not run unless I open Workstation as Admin
I get this error when trying to start any VM unless I open VMware Workstation as Admin:
Host OS is Windows 10
Workstation version 16 Pro - 16.2.4 build-20089737 - up-to-date
VMware Workstation ...
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Migrated RHEL 7.9 VM from vSphere to VMware Workstation and networking is now broken
I have other VMs running in VMware Workstation that run perfectly fine, so it must be something with this Red Hat VM...? However, I migrated a Windows VM from vSphere as a test and it also has the ...
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Hide toolbar(topbar) in VMware Workstation without switching to full screen in VMWare16
I want to remove top toolbar in VMWare, going full screen is an option, but I want to do it without going full screen, is there some way to achieve this?
This is how it looks now, I want to remove ...
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VMWare Workstation Pro 15.0 rolling back setup on Windows 7
I'm trying to install VMWare Workstation Pro 15.0 32-bit version on my 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 machine but it always rolls back setup.
I tried rebooting, deleting vmkbd3 key from the ...
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Setup a task that runs when an Ubuntu VM is resumed
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 on VMWare workstation 16.
I am encoutnering an issue with the Docker service in that every time I suspend and then resume the VM the docker service does have any internet ...
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VMware Workstation 16.2.4 Pro: Some keys are not sent to the virtual machine, whatever operating system it has
VMware® Workstation 16 Pro 16.2.4 build-20089737
Host machine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Upgraded from 20.04 LTS).
Virtual machine: any.
The Windows-Logo key, the ctrl+alr+del keys, the stamp-r-sist key (for ...
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What happens if I install a program on Windows 32 Bit that can only be installed on Windows 64 Bit
I was trying to install VMware Workstation 12 on 32 Bit Windows, I could only install maximum VMware Workstation 10, if I tried to install VMware Workstation 12 on 32 Bit I would get a message saying ...
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Cannot extend volume for Windows 10 VM after allocating extra space?
I have a windows 10 VM in a VMWare Workstation. I just allocated an extra 50 gigabytes via the VM settings when it was off. I turned on the VM, opened up Computer Management->Disk Management, ...
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VM won't boot after imaging with clonezilla
I am trying to create a VM for one of my systems with VMWare Workstation. I create the VM, make sure that the virtual disk size, memory size matches that of the laptop.
I boot the VM to a clonezilla ...
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Configuring network for SQL-Server as a docker image on Ubuntu guest under Windows 10 host
I'd like to use my Ubuntu installation that hosts the SQL-Server that runs as a docker image as a test-machine for development. It runs as guest system under VMware that runs on Window-10. It's the ...
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Restore suspended state of VM after it failed to resume in VMware Workstation
I'm using VMware Workstation Pro on Windows. I tried resuming a suspended VM, but it failed with some error. Workstation usually asks if I want to preserve the suspended state, but not this time, so ...
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vmware workstation all options grayed out
I made a Windows 11 machine with access control and TPM module. (I followed this guide, the only difference is that I don't have 'Workstation Beta' option and used 16.2.
Windows 11 works fine but now ...
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How to uninstall VMware tools for VMware Workstation 16 Pro VM
I have a Windows 8 VM in my VMware Workstation 16 Pro.
I want to uninstall the VMware Tools from the VM.1
I found this page that claims to explain how to do this, but my version of VMware Workstation ...
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VMware shared folder not showing on Ubuntu guest
I am testing VMware Workstation Pro 16 on Windows 10, and the guest is Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with VMware Tools installed.
I configured a shared folder in the context of VM > Settings; however, it does ...
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How do I convert a WinXPx32 VHD Gen 1 VM image from a guest image to a normal host installation?
How do I convert a WinXPx32 VHD Gen 1 VM image from a guest image to a normal host installation?
I want to take a virtual WinXPx32 and convert it into the Windows that boots when I turn the physical ...
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How can I export a VM as OVA with VMware Workstation?
How can I export a VM as an OVA using VMware Workstation 16 Pro?
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How can I export a VM to a VMDK in VMware Workstation?
I have a Windows 10 VM in VMware Workstation 16 Pro. My host operating system is also Windows 10.
When I created the VM, I selected to split the disk.
How can I export the VM to a single VMDK file?
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Auto suspend VMs when closing vmware window
When I'm closing the vmware workstation's main window, this dialog pops up:
How do I get rid of it? Is there a way to automatically suspend all running VMs without confirmation?
