Connecting networks inside guest VM
Hi everybody,I am a hardware engineer with good programming skills and intermediate networking knowledge in industrial environment (so it is Windows, Linux, PLC, embedded devices, virtual machines...)...
View ArticleOption for "echo cancellation" missing in Linux Player 12.5.1
I'm running Player 12.5.1 on a Linux (Fedora 25) host and the option for echo cancellation does not show up in the Hardware/Sound panel when running a Windows 7 guest. According to the documentation,...
View ArticlePenDrive Problem
hi, I recently plug a usb stick to the computer and showed me a message, where i want to start it (Vmvare or the local host). I chose Vmware and did what I want. By chance I turned off Vmware and after...
View ArticleConnect guest machine directly to modem and to LAN via dual NIC?
I have very little experience with VMs and networking but I feel like this should be possible but have no idea what I'm doing so thought I'd ask for some help or opinions. I have a normal PC running...
View ArticleVmPlayer: Win 10 Host + Ubuntu 20.04 Guest screen blinking
Hi everyone! I/m using VmWare Player 16 on Windows 10 host and Ubuntu 20.04 as a guest. When I moved my VMs to new laptop (Dell 5411 10850H + MX250 GPU) I faced annoying issue - My VM screen blinking,...
View ArticleMysterious Registry Key Player 16
My vmparport service in registry editor (Windows 10 20H2) lists vwdk.installers REG_MULTI_SZ MSI. What is this key? Why is it there?
View ArticleUSB webcam not working in macOS guest
I have a Logitech USB webcam, and I'm trying to get it to work on a macOS Big Sur guest. It connects successfully to the VM, and when I open an app that us the camera the light on the camera turns on,...
View ArticleA couple questions with Upgrading
I have VMWare Workstation Workstation Player 16 installed and have been considering upgrading to Workstation 16 Pro. I can't seem to find these questions answered on the FAQ or anything on the page. If...
View ArticleChange resolution of framebuffer/TTY
Hello,I use arch linux. I use vmware workstation player 15. I installed the vmware tools. In a desktop environement resizing works however in the default terminal before opening desktop (tty for...
View ArticleMicosoft Teams black screen when sharing
I am using VMWare Player 16 with Windows 10 20H2 host and guest and latest Office components including Microsoft Teams, with Hyper-V. When sharing a PowerPoint file (not the screen or the PowerPoint...
View ArticleWorkstation Player 16 not booting GNS3 VM (Hyper-V/CG issue)
Good morning, I had a GNS3 VM running on VMWare Workstation Player 16 (build-16894299) and last week it was working and this is not. My Guest OS is Windows 10 Enterprise (1909). I got the error of...
View ArticleVMWare Player 16.0.0 build-16894299 crashing in vmhgfs.sys, buffer overflow
Guest OS windows 10 Home version 2004, build 19041.572, 64bitVM processor core: i9-9900K8GB RAM The VM has crashed 3 times in the last 3 days.Is this a known defect? Will this be fixed? This is the...
View ArticleHow to Fix VT-X Is Not Available Error on Windows 10?
I went through many forums and discussions to find solutions for fixing the VT-X Is Not Available error on Windows 10 computer. And, then landed on this page - Fix VT-X Is Not Available Error.And it...
View ArticleVMWare 16 problem with Windows 10 20H2
I did a search about this problem and someone else had exact same issue except he didn't get further help because he was using MacOS. Link: Problem with new version Player 16 This problem is existing...
View ArticleClipboard sharing doesn't work in VMware Player 4 Unity mode
I'm using a Win7 host with Ubuntu 11.04 guest and clipboard sharing works fine when I'm running VMWare windowed but not when it's in Unity mode. I have to drop out of Unity to get text copied in the...
View ArticleWorkstation Player 15.5.6
Hello.Problems began to arise with the Workstation player, starting with version 15.5.0 - the Player shell periodically stopped running.updated, rebooted and the player itself is visible in the...
View ArticleHD resolution full screen guest on UHD resolution host - possible?
Hi, I have a laptop with UHD screen - native resolution 3840 x 2160.Host is Win10 x64 Pro, guest is Win7 x64 Pro. Inside the guest I have software that can't be used on high-resolution screens...
View ArticleBig problem with enahnced keyboard driver on Windows 7 host
After installing VMWare's enhanced keyboard driver on Windows 7 the host keyboard is no longer functional.A workaround suggested in this post does not work because when I click on the Properties key I...
View Articleunable to share files and folders
I'm using vmware worstation 16 player (16.0.0 build-16894299) on a windows 10 pro (2004) machine. I'm a complete newbe. Please, how do you share files and folders between windows 10 and the...
View Articlebug when i reboot HOST
Good morning all ,Here I have a concern about VMWARE PLAYER 16:After installing VMWARE PLAYER 16 on my HOST WIN 10 pro x64 machine, created a GUEST virtual machine running WIN10 pro x64 too so that I...
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