VMWare workstation added a vmware user in the group policy:
Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment > Allow log on locally
What's the purpose of this vmware user? Can it be deleted without affecting the VMWare workstation? Is it a backdoor account of VMWare workstation for remote login?
Please see: __vmare__user
It is for a headless VM.
The user's security credentials are used as part of the mechanism to reconnect to a headless VM; to connect, you either have to be Administrator or you have to talk to the Authorization service which does have the credentials and can open a connection on your behalf.
__vmware__user does no harm and I suggest you do not delete it. I have had VMware running for many years.
