In this helpful tutorial, you will be guided on installing VMware Tools onto your virtual machine running Windows 8.1. Following these instructions will ensure your virtual machine runs optimally and smoothly.
How to Configure VMware Tools in Windows 8 VM
To install VMware Tools in Windows 8.1 operating system on VMware Workstation 15:
Step 1: If you previously did not install Windows 8.1 with the VMware Workstation virtualization program, please refer to the video below.
➦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFq5nO9Z98
Step 2: After installing Windows 8.1 on the VMware virtual machine, you should first install VMware Tools.
Step 3: Installing VMware Tools for Windows Guests contains the same steps.
Step 4: After you install VMware Tools on Windows 8.1, you can use the virtual machine more effectively.
Step 5: VMware Tools is located in the VMware Workstation; you do not need to download it. If a new version of VMware Tools is published, you can manually install it.
Step 6: To install VMware Tools on Windows 8.1 in VMware, click VM / Install VMware Tools.
Step 7: Click Next in the VMware Tools Setup Wizard window.
Step 8: We recommend selecting Complete when installing VMware Tools on Windows 8.1. Complete the VMware Tools installation by selecting Complete.
Step 9: Restart the virtual machine to activate the settings after installing VMware Tools.
Step 10: Watch the entire video to install VMWare Tools on Windows 8.1 Guest step by step.