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VMWare Workstation (Free) hangs after a few seconds
Hello All: I've been having an issue with VMWare Workstation (Free Version) since updating Windows 10 about 5 months ago. I tried troubleshooting then but was unsuccessful so ended running up...
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Ubuntu multiscreen unusable with manual scaling
I have a 27" 1440p monitor and a 27" 4k monitor I would like my Ubuntu instance to scale across. It works when I allow autoscaling, but the 4k screen is way too small. To fix this, I scaled it using...
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Issue with vm player 16 text sharing feature between guest and host.
Hello, I have an issue with VM player 16, this is regarding the copy-paste text sharing option between the guest and host, I'm using win xp and I want to share text from XP to my win 10 machine, the...
View ArticleCan't expand window of VMware Workstation 15 Player
Like the title states, I can't expand the window of the player. Grabbing a window edge and resizing results in the edge bouncing back to the original position. Using the "full screen" button results in...
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I'm getting an Unsupported 16-Bit Application Error.
It won't let me install it at all and I and I have no idea why. This is a new computer with virtualization turned on so I have no idea what to do, any suggestions?
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join 2 private networks together into single network between two VMW hosts
Hello guys, I have the following:1 Host OS: I run there 'Main VM' without internet and 'VPN VM' which seeds (ICS) its VPN connection to the 'Main VM' via vmnet5 adapter (Host-only network, Connect a...
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Installing Workstation Player 16 on a Hyper-V VM
Hi all, I'm trying to get a version 16 player installed on a Windows 10 VM running in Hyper-V so I can use the afore mentioned as a management VM for the company's engineering toolset which is hosted...
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downgrade Wvmare Workstation Player 15.5
Hi Community, I have one question: last week I have accidentally push the update button for my Wvmare Workstation V 15.0 to V 15.5.Now all my virtual machines don't work in correctly :-(Is it possible...
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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unable 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...
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HD 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...
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VMWare 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...
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Workstation 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 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...
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A 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 ArticleVMware Player, Win10: Command: Copy File to Shared Folder > System Cannot...
I'm running VMware Player 15.5 in a Windows 10 VM on a Win10 VM host. I run this command: copy "C:\Path Name\File Name.ext" Z:\VMShared where VMshared is designated (and works) as a shared folder. I...
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?
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USB 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 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,...
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Connect 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...
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