Questions tagged [vmware-workstation]
A desktop virtualization solution offered by VMware, for Windows and Linux hosts.
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VMWare Network Issue
I am having a strange issue on VMWare Workstation Pro. I have two VMs, Kali and Ubuntu. I gave both a static IP (this was the assignment), set them to the same network adapter (custom - vmnet8), and ...
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VMware Workstation 17 Pro wont's show guest applications on host
I freshly installed VMware Workstation 17.5 Pro on Windows 10 and created a new VM with Windows 10. After entering Unity mode the applications running on the guest are not added to the host's taks ...
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Re-enryption Failure VMware Workstation Pro 17
Am currently using lastest version of Workstation (17.5.2). On my Win 11 machine after the last few upgrades, I keep getting the following message: "The virtual machine is encrypted using old ...
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exec: "vmware": executable file not found in $PATH error using WSL2
I'm running Ubuntu 20 inside the WSL2 on Windows 11. VMWare Workstation Pro installed with license.
I run packer build and get this error
Build 'vmware-vmx' errored after 48 milliseconds 826 ...
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Ubuntu not displaying in VMware full-screen until logged in
I have Ubuntu installed on VMware, but the screen doesn't go full screen until I log in (even though VMware is in full-screen mode). [Screenshot attached below]
After logging in, the screen fills ...
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WSL can connect to VM, but not the other way around
I'm on Windows 10 and I have a service running on WSL2 Ubuntu and another service running on a Ubuntu Server VMWare VM, and although WSL can access the VM, the service on the VM seemingly can't ...
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VMware Workstation linux installation stuck at "clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc"
During installation XCP-ng 8.2.1, installation stuck at "clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc".
I had the same problem with Virtual Box but this command "vboxmanage setextradata &...
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Convert VMX to ISO
I am trying to setup an airgapped system and got everything setup on a VMWare VM and now I need to convert it to an ISO or something similar that I can than write it to the disk.
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What's the least impacting virtualization software to run on Windows 11? [closed]
I'm exploring options for running a Windows virtual machine on Windows 11 (32gb ram, i7 1265u), while also utilizing WSL2. Between VMware Workstation 17 (now able to run along Hyper-V) and the built-...
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VMware Workstation Server is not available
Got error while run virtual machine hosted by Windows 11:
VMware Workstation cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have rights to run the program, access all directories the program ...
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Why are my VMware Workstation "VM" menu items greyed out?
I'm using vSphere v8.0 and access the console of the VM through VMware Workstation v17.0.
The VM is access remotely, it is hosted on vSphere/ESXi.
Is there a parameter in the .vmx file preventing the ...
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VMware mount shared folder in specific folder on linux guest
I would like to mount a VMware shared folder to a location other than the default.
The default mount path for shared folders in linux guest as of VMware Workstation 15 (2023) is: /mnt/hfgs/[...
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WebGL not working correctly in Rocky 9.3 VM
I am working on Windows 11, where I have VMware Workstation 17.5, with a VM running Linux Rocky 9.3. I am testing my web app that uses Plotly.js 2.27.0 and the scattergl plots (using WebGL) don't work ...
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Difference between VMware LAN Segment and Virtual Network
What exactly is the difference between LAN Segments and Virtual Networks in VMware?
LAN Segments don't have any configuration options, at least in the GUI:
LAN Segment configuration GUI in VMware
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How to prevent myself from rebooting windows when VMWare Workstation is running?
I use the free VMWare Workstation version to run VM's on Windows 10, and I keep the Workstation window out of the way on a second Windows desktop since the free version does not support minimizing to ...
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