#VMWARE WORKSTATION 11 TOOLS INSTALL#
Why Install VMware Tools?Īs mentioned, VMware Tools is very useful because it provides a lot of improvements and features: Note that other virtualization platforms have a similar concept: for example, Microsoft Hyper-V has the Integration Services, Nutanix AHV has the NGT (Nutanix Guest Tools). VMware Tools is the same for VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, and VMware Fusion. For this reason, it is highly recommended by VMware to install it, usually after a fresh OS install for a master image.
It is not mandatory to use it in order to run a VM, but it does provide notable improvements and extra features. VMware Tools is a software add-on inside the guest Operating System running in a Virtual Machine on a VMware based virtualization platform (vSphere, Workstation, Fusion).