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Clipboard not working from Fusion to ESXi guest

I'm connecting to a VM on ESXi 6.7 server from my Fusion 12 host. This works ok, bu the only thing is that the clipboard function is not working.I've reinstalled the VM-tools several times, but this...

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Guest OS on 2 display which can be worked independently rather than one...

Hi, I am using VMWare Fusion Professional Version 11.5.1 (15018442) on Mac running MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.7.  I have guest OS (Windows 10) running using VMWare Fusion. I have my Mac display and...

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Can a copy of Fusion run NESTED INSIDE another copy of Fusion?

For example, can Fusion v12 run on Catalina (10.15) with say guest OS Sierra (10.12) then run Fusion v8 on Sierra with say guest OS Snow Leopard (X 10.6.8)? The reason should be obvious... the oldest...

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Re: "Not Enough Physical Memory" error

Any news on the fix?By the way, I have experienced this error in High Sierra with VMWare Fusion 11.5, I still can't get my VM to run:

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Fusion 12 and Host DHCP Issue

Since upgrading to Fusion 12, I've noticed a problem when my MacOS host (Catalina 10.15.7) tries to renew it's DHCP, it either fails or obtains an IP from one my virtual networks.  As soon as I just...

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Fusion 12 - Can't set Bridged network to a specific interface

Player Version 12.0.0 (16880131)MacOS 11.0 beta 9 (20A5384c)Windows 10 guest. I'm unable to bridge the guest network interface to a specific host NIC. It appears to only allow "autodetect" which seems...

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Fusion Player 12 no network

Hi all, Running Fusion Player 12 on macOS Catalina. I used previous versions of Fusion for years with no problems.Just tried a series of VMs: copied, installed from scratch or deployed via OVA....

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Fusion 11.5.8, second NVMe, guest OS (Windows 10) detects it as a USB instead...

Added an extra HDD to my VM (ruling windows 10) and the OS detects the second HD as a USB. Suggestions how to change this to get the Windows 10 to detect this second HD as a static's HD?

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Personnal Use Business Details

Why when I register to use Fusion for personnal use do I have to supply company details and a business contact information? I am looking to use this at home so are there any recommended values to use...

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Vmware fusion Catalina - The virtual machine requested power-off due to a...

Hello,I cant start virtual machine Host Mac Catalina, guest Windows7 or ubuntu. The virtual machine requested power-off due to a failure during initialization. What is going wrong?Thank you for any help.

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Cannot install Fedora 32 as a guest on MacBook Pro 13 2020 with macOS Catalina

After creating the the virtual machine, the machine started show the initial dialog(grub 2) when installing the Fedora 32 on a new system(figure1 in attachments). After selecting the option Starting...

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Opening files from Windows WM on Mac

Hello, I'm able to open files that are stored on my Desktop and Documents from Windows to my macOS application, but not files stored at other Windows locations. VMware mention sharing options, but I...

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Big Sur hosts with Fusion. Is vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.leases file still used?

Is it expected that the /var/db/vmware/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.leases file be populated with guest os dhcp leases when the host is Big Sur macOS 11? The packer tool expects to parse this file to get the IP...

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clocksource: Swithced to clocksource tsc-early

When installing Fedora 32-64bit on Fusion 12 I am entering the screen to install the system, but after that the boot stops at this line "clocksource: Swithced to clocksource tsc-early".How to fix it?

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install esxi 6.7 on fusion pro 2012

Hello,i'm trying to install esxi 6.7 on fusion pro 2012...but after loading i receive this error: vmware fusion Logs are stored on non-persistent storage. consult documentation to configure a syslog...

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How to use clipboard with VMware Fusion 12.0.0 for vCenter hosted VMs

Environment: Client:- macOS 10.15.7, VMware Fusion 12.0.0, Remote connection to Host Host:- VMware ESXi 7.0.1, VM: VMware vCenter Server 7.0.1, VM: Windows Server 2019, VM: Windows 10 Question:- How...

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vmware fusion player 12 on macOS error on trying to load vm from win 10...

it just says failed error or something similar from the wizard, doesn't get far, then it thinks it's windows 7 but it's windows 10 so I deleted it, it's a legacy bios win 10 bootcamp on a gpt macbook...

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Screen Flickering in Fusion Player 12.0.0 w/ Full screen and 3D Graphics enabled

When in full screen with 3D graphics enabled, I get a pulse of the screen dimming/brightening about every second. Turning off 3D Graphics solves the problem, but my intended use uses 3D graphics so...

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VMware Fusion Networking completely screwed up in macOS Big Sur Beta 10

Hi everybody, I have a problem with VMware Fusion 12 and macOS Big Sur Beta 10 (I'm not sure, if it occurred on earlier Betas or macOS Catalina, but I can tell that Fusion 11.5 and Catalina worked well...

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Fusion 12, MacOS 10.5.7, Windows 10 VM, no IPv4 in bridged mode

I've upgraded to Fusion 12 Pro from 11 Pro and in my Windows 10 VM's if I have the networking set as Bridge mode (autodetect or WiFi) I get no IPv4.  If I change to NAT networking, everything springs...

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Unity for MacOS Guest LIKE PARALLELS has it for Coherence!

Parallels supports this capability, therefore, the excuses heretofore used to "end discussion" when long time VMware Fusion customers ask for it just don't float. Here is a quote from Parallels for Mac...

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Trying to Refresh (re-install) Fusion7

I'm running Mac OSX 10.14.5 Mojave and had VMware Fusion7 installed.Tonight, my Mac would not open Fusion7 stating it had become corrupt and to delete it and reinstall it.So I deleted it, came to my...

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VMware Fusion 12, macOS 10.15.7 ,Kali Linux VM.

I can get into the grub and boot menu.But when I choose the core 5.8.I will get black screen, and only a cursor.I can normally get into system with core5.4.But KaliLinux already close the support for...

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Hardware Version 7 to 18

Hi, I have two old VM's running hardware version 7 that are not shut down.  I am trying to open them using Version 18.  Any tips on how to manage this compatibility issue using Catalina?

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Share host VPN with guest

Hi, I'm using VMware Fusion 12.0.0 (16880131) in macOS Big Sur Beta 10. In macOS (host), I'm connected to a VPN. I want to share the VPN connection with my Windows 10 2004 (guest), but this doesn't...

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Access denied when register free version of fusion 12 player

I did the same as in these two posts. where is the free version of fusion 12 playerandRe: How do I request a free license key But when I clicked the button "register", it came out the page: 「Access...

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Fusion Migration

Author : URL : http:////docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Fusion/11/com.vmware.fusion.using.doc/GUID-51A50557-6473-4053-81EC-9ACB40300FBD.htmlTopic Name : Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual...

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Citrix Viewer incompatible with "Accelerate 3D Graphics" option

Enabling "Accelerated 3D Graphics" in Fusion will render Citrix Viewer inside a Windows VM completely unusable. This is a long standing issue: Fusion and Citrix performance terrible (as in not even...

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Can't share Mac folders with Centos 8 VM.

I have clicked 'Enable Shared Folders' but a warning says "Shared folders will not be available in the virtual machine until VMware Tools is installed and running".In the "Virtual Machine" menu,...

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how do i mount a vm disk?

i have a broken VM that will not boot, i need to mount it so i can pull files off it. VM is Ubuntu host is MacOS 10.15.6, Fusion 12 Pro

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Access denied VMware Fusion 12 Player

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=fusion-player-personalTips for visiting this link:Unable to Complete Your Request

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Virtual machine with Windows Server 2019

Dear All,  I have VM Ware fusion 11.5.6 with windows Server 2019 and it constantly suspends ( goes to the play button windows). What can I do, so I do not need to constantly start it all over again....

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Can I use Time Machine from within my VM to make backups?

Can I use Time Machine from within my VM (Mojave) to create backups to either an external drive or Time Capsule?  My host is Catalina.  I know Time Machine on the host is not ideal backup for the VM....

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Upon exiting Fusion: vmware-id and vmnet-cli security warnings

When I exit VMware Fusion on mac 10.15.7, I see these two dialogs popup **every time**. Any idea how to get rid of it? 

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Fusion 12 Pro, Catalina 10.15.7 and USB-Ethernet adapter issue

I have a fresh OS X install and no other software except Fusion 12 PRO. Connecting a USB-Ethernet adapter to the guest VM works only once after installation but subsequently it fails. There is an error...

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Windows Server 2019 Boot Error

I just setup a windows server 2019 machine with the Vmware Wizard.I am using VMware Fusion 12 Pro.Then I exported a OVF file, when I import in on fusion again it does not boot, it show the message "no...

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Vmware Fusion Pro 12.0 vmware-vmx high cpu usage causing Mac to heat up...

Model Name: MacBook ProModel Identifier: MacBookPro16,3Processor Name: Intel Core i7CPU:1.4 GHz Intel Core i5Memory: 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3GPU:Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 1536 MBVMWare Fusion...

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Fusion 12 high CPU on Big Sure beta 10

I'm seeing fusion 12 fully consume one core. Lots of spin dumps in the console. The UI hangs for long periods of time. Anyone else seeing this? This is happening with no VMs running locally. I'm...

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VM slowed down

Hey, for whatever reasons my VM is suddenly after a month of successful deployment slowed down.  Symptoms:- Mouse clicks delayed- Whole VM unresponsive for some time, then responsive again- Everything...

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After MacOS 10.15.7 Update, Fusion 11.5.6 slow to boot to desktop

Using Fusion 11.5.6. Just updated iMac Pro to MacOS 10.15.7.  Fusion is now exhibiting slow boot to desktop times for Windows Server 2008 R2...  Below are a sequence of snap shots of the boot process...

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Fusion 11.1.1 Printers not on tool bar after windows 10 upgrade

Did latest Windows 10 upgrade this AM and saw that my printers were no longer visible on task bar at top of screen on Fusion 11.1.1? I have tried to re-install VMware tools thru menu as well as...

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Security Update 2020-005 breaks Fusion 11.5.6 on Mojave.

Three times now, I have suddenly been unable to load my VMs in Fusion 11.5.6 because of the following message: "Could not open /dev/vmmon: Broken pipe. Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon'...

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PERSONAL USE LICENSE

(VMware Fusion Player – Personal Use License) i don't have or work in a company but in the registration form it is asking for a company  i want it for personal use  pls help

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Optimal number of CPU cores for maximizing guest performance

Hi, I'm running Windows 10 in VMWare Fusion on Mac-Mini (2018) i7-8700B CPU @ 3.20GHz with 32GB RAM.Thats 6 cores/12 Threads.I have a very CPU intensive and highly parallizable workload for Windows...

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Fusion Player Version 12 – Ubuntu Poor Graphics Performance & Low FPS Webcam

Is there any way to solve this issue? Turning 3D Acceleration doesn't change performance. MBP 2017macOS 10.15.6i7-7700HQRadeon Pro 555

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Fusion 11.5.6 not opening in correct Space on macOS 10.15.7

I've recently updated my Mac from Mojave (latest version) to Catalina 10.15.7, and therefore also needed to update Fusion from 10.5.0 to 11.5.6. When booting my Mac, previously my Fusion window would...

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Function keys do not work correctly in a Mojave virtual machine under Catalina

I upgraded my Mac to Catalina, bought Fusion 12 PRO and created a virtual MACOS Mojave machine by retrieving all apps from Time Machine. Now I realize that the function keys don't respond the same to...

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how to disable SIP (system integrity protection) in vmware fusion 12 for...

Is there a tutorial on how SIP can be deactivated for a big sur vm in vmware fusion 12? Seems holding the Command+R key during boot should work, but it does not for me. Another solution is described in...

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Fusion 12 for OSX - tools remain at 11.1.5

Upgraded to Fusion 12.0 Pro and noticed that the VmWare Tools remain at 11.1.5. Reinstalled tools on a VM and no change. Is that the expected behavior, or am I missing something.  Thanks....

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Replaced XP with Windows 10

Running Fusion 11.5.6.  Replaced XP with Win10.  Now I cannot find Program Files.  Where are the programs from XP?

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