
How To Install VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
This video offers steps to install VMware Tools in a Windows guest operating system. The tutorial uses Windows 10 Pro, but the same basic steps should apply to other versions of Windows.
How to install VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine.
1. To begin, log in to the virtual machine as a user with Administrative privileges.
2. Once the desktop is loaded, go to the menu of the VMware console window, select VM and click Install VMware Tools.
3. Go to CD in the Windows Explorer and then double-click setup64.exe or setup.exe to begin the wizard.
4. When you start the installation, a VMware Tools setup wizard dialog box appears. Click Next to continue.
5. Follow the prompts in the wizard to complete the VMware Tools installation. Choose the Typical installation option.