Except that this algorithm is not supported by default by Windows 7. This is because VMware has updated the certificates used to sign these drivers using the SHA-2 encryption algorithm. Then, you will get a "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" error. VSock Virtual Machine Communication Interface Sockets driver.To begin, warnings will be displayed regarding the installation : Warnings displayed when installing VMware Tools on Windows 7 Warnings displayed when installing VMware Tools on Windows 7ġ.However, since VMware Workstation 16, some warnings and an error occur if the guest OS is not up to date. Please leave a comment in the comment section below or even better: like and share this blog post in the social networks to help spread the word about this solution.Previously, when you installed Windows 7 SP1 as a guest OS, you could install VMware Tools without problem. From the 'Player' menu, select Manage and click Install VMware Tools. Then select the Floppy drive, click Remove and then click OK to close the settings options.Ħ. Select the CD/DVD drive and then click Remove.Ĥ. Right click on the virtual machine and select Settings.ģ. How to Install VMware Tools if the 'Install VMware Tools' option is Grayed Out.Ģ. The "Install VMware Tools" option is greyed out in the Guest machine. This tutorial contains instructions to fix the following issue in VMware Workstation Player. But, if you connected the virtual machine’s virtual CD/DVD drive to an ISO image file when you installed the operating system the "Install VMware Tools" option is grayed out. To usual way to install the VMware Tools, is to start the guest machine and then from the "Player" menu choose Manage > Install VMware Tools.
So, although the guest operating system can run without the VMware Tools, the VMware tools are required to be installed if you want to enable the extra VMware features. The VMware Tools is a free set of services and modules that enable several features in the guest virtual machine like faster graphics performance, improved mouse performance and the most significant: the ability to copy and paste between the Host and the Guest machine. If you cannot install the VMware Tools on the guest operating because the "Install VMware Tools" option is grayed out then continue reading below.
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