Windows 10 Issue: VMware Workstation 12.5.1 Player Doesn't Install VMnet0,...
Folk,Hello. I have just downloaded VMware Workstation 12.5.1 Player (the file is VMware-player-12.5.1-4542065.exe). I have installed this file in Windows 10. I have chosen the free version for...
View Article[Bug] VMWare Player audio device doesn't update.
If the audio device/s change while a VM is running, the VM will not automatically switch to the default device, nor does it update the list of available audio devices, effectively disabling all audio...
View ArticleVMware Workstation Player 12 3D Performance Is Very Slow, 6.0.7 is brilliant.
I've found that 3D graphics performance in VMware Workstation Player 12.1.0 is very slow, making games unplayable. I have downgraded to VMware Player 6.0.7 & the performance is brilliant. Has...
View ArticleUpgrading from Player 5.02
I am in the process of reinstalling my Windows 7 on a second Disc. I have VMPlayer 5.02 currently running on my other Disc I could just reinstall 5.02 but was wondering if I should try the latest...
View ArticleCan't start the virtual machine
When I open my virtual machine, it shows this."VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1180 A log file is available in...
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Running a Kali Linux VM with Bridge on win7 cant connect to internet/lan?
Hey there ! Im very new to VMware player and setting up networks. I tried several times to setup a bridge for Kali Linux Vm. But it doesnt seems to work : As you can see it isnt connected ... I also...
View ArticleGuest Machines Do Not Show in VMPlayer Library
My vmware player does not show gest machines in the library. My troubleshooting suggests its a permissions error on whereever the library data is stored. When I try to open a guest machine the player...
View ArticleVM window size config
Where is the config file for current size of a VM (powered on) window?I want to create multiple VMs and have them all at exact same size (1366x768), so i want to duplicate this config file for the...
View ArticleVM Player Cut-n-paste issue
Using VM Player 4.06, Ubuntu 14.04, Windows 7.I had to install open-vm-tools (git apt-get install open-vm-tools-dkms ) and patches (https://github.com/rasa/vmware-tools-patches.git )to enable shared...
View ArticleVMware workstation allows me to select more than no. of cores i have?
I'm using this processor which is stated to have 4 cores: https://ark.intel.com/products/88196/Intel-Core-i7-6700-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHzI could however select up to 8 cores (selecting more...
View ArticleCan't start the USB Arbitration Service, can't connect any USB devices to my VM
Currently using VMware Player 12.1.1-3770994. Host machine is Windows 10. When I try to connect a USB device (iPhone) to my Mac VM, the list isn't populated with anything. I checked the VMware USB...
View Articlecloudera isn't opening on VM ware workstation
Unable to open file "E:\hadoop\disc images\cloudera-quickstart-vm-5.7.0-0-vmware\cloudera-quickstart-vm-5.7.0-0-vmware.vmdk": Insufficient permission to access file.
View ArticleDifference between central "config.ini" and "settings.ini" ?
When I go (under Win 7) to directory: C:\ProgramData\VMware\ then there are a couple of sub-directories. Two of them or of particular interest: VMware PlayerandVMware Workstation Since Vmware renamed a...
View ArticleC:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Player\config.ini useless after renaming to...
In the past VMWare Player used the central configuration files C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Player\config.ini andC:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Player\settings.ini As you know this software was...
View ArticleVMware Workstation 12 Player - Software Updates not working
I can't get Software Updates to work. I'm using VMware Workstation Player 12. I receive the message: "Disconnected - The connection to the update server timed out. Try again later. If the problem...
View ArticleTrying to play a game on host and VM at the same time
Hello everyone. I am testing a game mod and i'm currently using Vmware workstation to run this game on two systems at the same time. The game has a multiplayer function and thus I am able to play...
View ArticleBug in multi-monitor functionality in VMWare Workstation
Is this the appropriate place to submit a bug? This has been happening for quite some time. I just upgraded to 12.5.2 and it's still not fixed. So maybe VMWare doesn't know about it yet? I have 3...
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WMware Player GPU Utilization Cap?
For some reason, the guest seems to only be able to use 1/4 of the total GPU. (There's also a 2GB VRAM cap, but that isn't as big of a problem). I'm really not sure what's going on here... the guest...
View ArticleStop VMWare from using port 443.
How do I disable sharing or change port sharing is using? It is using port 443 and I need that port for something else! I'm using VMWare Workstation 12 Player. Thank you.
View ArticleIssue with Player menu bar in VMware Workstation Player 12.1.1 with host OS...
Using VMware Workstation Player 12.1.1 build-3770994 on Linux Mint 18 to make a Windows 7 VM. The issue is that on the VMware Player menu bar, where you usually see items like "File", "VM", and...
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