I have a host (Windows 10) running VMware Player 12.5.4. I created a VM Guest (Windows 7) and also installed the VMware Tools on that. However the option "guest isolation" is not showing up in the VM preferences. Drag and Drop works but I want to disable that feature. Reinstalling the VMware Tools didn't help.
Could it be that "guest isolation" is a Pro feature only? Or did it get removed completely out of the product?
I add these to my *.vmx files to get to the bios and enable copy-paste:
isolation.tools.copy.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.paste.disable = "FALSE"
bios.bootDelay = "2000"
You can try changing FALSE to TRUE and see if that disables copy-paste.
To disable drag and drop you should add this line to the .vmx file of your VM when it's powered off (i.e. not just suspended or paused but shut down properly)
isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "TRUE"
To completely isolate the VM make sure you disable the Shared Folders option in the options dialogue window of your VM, then add all of these lines to your .vmxfile:
isolation.tools.copy.disable = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.paste.disable = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "TRUE"
Source: Missing Guest Isolation Options on Windows XP Guest
To even prevent USB sticks from being connected to the VM make sure this is also in there:
usb.restrictions.defaultAllow = "FALSE"
Source: All USB Devices are Greyed Out
IMPORTANT: Make sure there are no duplicate (and contradictory) lines in your config file!
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My PC has 4 monitors and I'd like to use 2 of them on VMware Workstation, so that its displays be maximized. But it seems that it doesn't support using more than 1 display. At least it doesn't have option to add new display, and I didn't find it on its docs.
Unity isn't an option, because my main use case would be having Win10 as host and Linux with Gnome as guest, and I wanna use Gnome features because it has productivity than Windows. So it wouldn't work to bring Linux windows to Win10.
Should be available as a settings in: VM Settings > Hardware > Display
You can either set the VM to default to whatever the host system is using or to a specific amount.
Here's the docs for it: Configure Monitor for VM with Workstation
Ok, I have the most recent version of virtualbox installed, my computer (HP) has an AMD A10, 64bit Windows 10 OS and 6Gb RAM.
I created a virtual machine with Windows 7, there I wanted to create a new virtual machine (a VM2 in a VM1), but I cant run it because I have no virtualization enabled in the VM1.
ok, so I checked the VM1 configuration and the virtualization is enabled in the virtualbox settings. I've tried with all the Paravirtualization interfaces and always having the Hardware Virtualization enabled (VT-x and AMD-V).
I really don't know why this is happening if this is all suposed to be enabled and there arent documentations of similar issues.
I tried changing the number of CPUs used by the VM1 and all the interfaces.
I seach for 2 days and nothing worked for me.. then i find the solution:
The problem is in Windows 10... u need to disable Hyper-V Manager ...
1) make sure in your BIOS cpu virtualization is enable.
2) open your CMD as administrator
3) in your desktop folder type bcdedit and look for hypervisorlaunchtype in the bottom ... if it is Auto or enable we need to disable it !!!!!!
See this picture
4) type in your cmd bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
5) Restart your OS and be happy !!!
i know this is a old question ... but for everyone who have a similar problem i hope it helps !!
Turn off the core isolation security provided in the Windows Defender Security Centre.
I found that enabling it turn off your Intel Virtualization technology feature while it is enabled in BIOS.
Steps to follow:
1. Go to Windows Defender Security Centre.
2. Search for Device Security in the left Panel and click on it.
3. Now click on core isolation.
4. Turn off the memory intergrity security.
If it didnt turn off and show (This is managed by your device Administrator) then follow the steps by searching on google.
You may need to download a file and enter into registry to turn it Off. Just google it.
The answer is correct, however there is something worth mentioning:
Usually the Hyper-V Manager is enabled by Docker (Docker runs on top of HV Manager), in my case it only worked after :
Removing Docker
dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V
the command line will ask you to restart, then you will able to run VX images!
In my case, my os is windows 10, I enabled virtualization VTx and Vtd in BIOS, but it didn't work. After seaching online, I sovled this problem. Hope this can help people.
Press Windows key + X and select "Apps and Features".
Then click "Programs and Features" link.
Then click the "Turn Windows features on or off" link on the left pane.
Locate "Virtual Machine Plateform" option and check it.
(These two steps I'm not sure : Locate "Hyper-V" and "Windows Hypervisor Plateform" option and unmark them.)
Click OK to save the changes and reboot.
Below is the screenshot:
enable Virtualization
And you can check if it is working fine in task manager, in the performance tab you can see whether the virtualization enabled or not.
Downloaded Xamarin Android Player and with >>next>> progress installed Virtual Box.
When I tried to start an emulator I got
Failed to initialized device (name Of the emulator)
VboxManager Commendt Failed
and the detail of the error in Oracle Vm Virtualbox is
VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for both all CPU modes (VERR_VMX_MSR_ALL_VMX_DISABLED)
How can I fix this?
I have found the solution of my problem, put some images to help others, thanks
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It is a RAM related issue. The documentation is self explanatory:
You are trying to allocate >3GB of RAM to the VM. This requires: (a) a
64 bit host system; and (b) true hardware pass-through ie VT-x.
Fast solution
Allocate less than 3GB for the virtual machine.
Complete solution
Make sure your system is 64 bit.
Enable virtualisation in your host machine. You can find how to do it here or there are many other resources available on Google.
Turning PAE/NX on/off didn't work for me. I just needed to turn on virtualization on my computer. I was working on a HP Compaq 8200 and followed the steps below to turn on virtualization. If you are working on a different computer, you probably just need to look up how to turn on virtualization on your pc. The steps below for HP Compaq 8200 (or similar) is copied verbatim from the comment posted by the user qqdmax5 on Hp discussion board here.
To run Oracle VM Virtual Box / VMware machines on 64-bit host there is a need to enable Virtualization Technology (VTx) and Virtualization Technology Directed I/O (VTd).
Usually these setting are disabled on the level of BIOS.
To enable VTx and VTd you have to change corresponding settings in the BIOS.
Here is an example how to do it for HP Compaq 8200 or similar PC:
Start the machine.
Press F10 to enter BIOS.
Security-> System Security
Enable Virtualization Technology (VTx) and Virtualization Technology Directed I/O (VTd).
Save and restart the machine.
There is also some discussion on this on askubuntu.
In Virtual Box "Settings" > System Settings > Processor > Enable the PAE/NX option. It resolved my issue.
I had this issue when tried to run a 32-bit OS with more than 3584 MB of RAM allocated for it. Setting the guest OS RAM to 3584 MB and less helped.
But i ended just enabling the flag in BIOS nevertheless.
Follow the steps below in Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager:
Select the Virtual device and choose Settings
Navigate to System and click the Processor tab
Tick the check-box, Enable PAE/NX
Click OK and you are done
To verify, start the Virtual device from Oracle VM VirtualBox. If all has gone well, the device boots up.
Close this device and open it from Genymotion.
For latest Windows 10 (HP & Intel motherboard/processor),
Follow the below steps, starting with :
Settings ->
Update & Security ->
Recovery ->
Advanced startUp -> Restart now
F10 (System Recovery) -> System Configuration tab -> Virtualization Technology
Enable
F10 to save and exit
For Ubuntu on HP (Intel processors),
Press F10 on booting the system, it will enter into system setup mode.
You will find tabs on top like Main, Security, Advanced.
Go into Advanced >> and click on System settings.
Mark the check boxes on Enable Virtualization Technology (VTx) and Virtualization Technology Directed I/O (VTd).
Back to Main, click on save changes and exit.
enable PAE/NX in virtualbox network config
My BIOS VT-X was on, but I had to turn PAE/NX off to get the VM to run.
You need to enable virtualization using BIOS setup.
step 1. Restart your PC and when your PC booting up then press your BIOS setup key (F1 or F2 or google it your BIOS setup key).
step 2. Go to the security menu.
step 3. Select virtualization and enable it.
Note:- BIOS setup depends on PC Manufacturer-brand.
If you're on 32-bit machine don't allow more than 3584 MB of RAM and it will run.
I had to turn PAE/NX off and then back to on...voila !!
Make sure Virtualization is enabled in your bios.
Simply check how many CPUs you are allocating. With one CPU you do not need to play with your bios.
Open your BIOS and enable virtualization.
Now I'm facing an error while starting Xamarin Android Player.
Error : OpenGL server is unreachable. Please check that Xamarin Android Player is allowed through your firewall on public networks.
I'm using Windows8.1 (64-bit).
Xamarin Android Player is allowed on public networks.
The screen shots of the errors are attached with this.
Is there any way to get rid of this error !
Screen shot 01
Screen shot 02
Screen shot 03
I got this error all the time. What fixed it for me was closing adb.exe. Go to task manager and close adb.exe before restarting Xamarin.
If that doesn't work, try to reinstall the host only network adapters in Virtualbox. Open virtualbox -> File -> preferences -> Network -> Host only. And remove all the adapters. Then restart Xamarin. It will prompt to reinstall the adapters. Click Ok.
McAfee antivirus blocks Player if you have installed, I tried to stop and now it works well.
I had this same issue in mac OS, in my case I already had virtual box with different network configurations from previous VMs that were causing this issue.
To fix this I had to set the host only network to the appropriate values.
In the VirtualBox settings of the Android Emulator VM, inside the Network Tab -> Adapter 1 verify the name of your host-only adapter (in my case vboxnet0)
With that name in mind navigate to VirtualBox VM -> Preferences -> Network -> Host-only Networks and double click the one selected in step 1.
Set the following values:
I installed VM ware recently now whenever i try to power on VMware it shows the below message:
"Not enough physical memory is available to power on this virtual machine with its configured settings.
To fix this problem, adjust the additional memory settings to allow more virtual machine memory to be swapped.
If you were able to power on this virtual machine on this host computer in the past, try rebooting the host computer. Rebooting may allow you to use slightly more host memory to run virtual machines."
I am not able to change the memory setting .It just shows an option to resume the virtual machine, All other options are disabled. I have by mistake increased the VM ware memory in run time .Could any one help?
For anyone who encountered this problem recently, please visit this link:
http://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2014/10/workstation-10-issue-recent-microsoft-windows-8-1-update.html
Go to Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features,then uninstall the Windows 8.1 Update KB2995388 may help
--* Edit *--
The Optional Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2995388) published on 10/13/2014 may causes issues when running VMware Workstation on a Windows 8.1 host with it installed.
And a message saying "not enough physical memory" will be reported.
Because the VMware team hasn't fix the issue, you can follow steps below to uninstall the update to boot your virtual machine:
1.Go to Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features, then select View installed updates at the top left corner.
2.Scroll down the list and locate Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2995388), select it and click on the Uninstall button.
3.Follow the steps to finish the uninstallation.
In the comment list, someone also reported a fix from VMware communities:
Open the config.ini file located at C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation.
Add this line:
vmmon.disableHostParameters = "TRUE"
Save & reboot your PC
It sounds like your VM machine is in a suspended state. What you need to do is follow the steps outlined here in this help ticket. Do these steps while vmware is not running. And once you do this, start vmware again and then you should be able to edit your memory settings.
Run it in Administrator mode in Windows 8.1. Probably a Windows Update... Deleting the suspended state didn't work for me.
Before proceeding with any alternative solutions/workarounds, please always double ensure you have updated to the latest version of VMWare Player.
My machine was running VMWare Player, Version 6.0.*, and this issue was occurring (my local machine's Operating System is Windows 8.1). The relevant error(s) were resolved after updating to the latest build currently available, VMWare Player, Version 7.0 (Please note: I did not have to remove/uninstall any Windows Updates/Features)
Just spent a few hours trying to get my VMware to boot. Power flickered off enough to shut down the computer while the VMware was in suspension and recieved this message.
Make sure the update isn't installed. Make sure to follow the accepted answer. What made it work for me was:
Right click on your development name tab
Click on "Manage" and then "Clean up disk"
It worked for me. I'm not sure why it worked, but it was able to fix my issue. Didn't need to restart.
Follow these steps:
Close the VMware.
Select VMware icon.
Run VMware as Administrator.