To install VMware Tools in most VMware products: Power on the virtual machine. Log in to the virtual machine using an account with Administrator or root privileges. Wait for the desktop to load and be ready. Click Install/Upgrade VMware Tools. There are two places to find this option:

Here’s how to enable copy and paste functionality in VMware for seamless file transfer between host and guest operating systems. Copy and paste is a useful feature that allows you to transfer data between applications on the system easily.

Mar 12, 2024 · You can now use the clipboard to copy/paste files and text between your host and guest OS in a VMware Workstation virtual machine. Alternatively, you can enable these options manually in the virtual machine’s VMX file.

Feb 20, 2024 · It is possible to copy and paste text and files from a VMware virtual machine (VM) to a physical system or vice versa. This includes copying images, formatted and unformatted text, and...

Jan 10, 2024 · VMware shared clipboard seamlessly synchronizes text and file copying between the host operating system and virtual machine. It also allows folder sharing from one operating system to another operating system.

Jan 23, 2024 · You can now make use of the clipboard to transfer files and text between your host and guest OS within a VMware Workstation virtual machine. Alternatively, you can enable these options manually in the virtual machine’s VMX file.

Dec 16, 2024 · Text copied to the clipboard from an application in a Windows guest operating system does not paste into an application on a Linux host. What is the problem? First, make sure you have installed VMware Tools in the virtual machine. To use the copy and paste functions with the guest operating system, you must have VMware Tools installed.

Aug 31, 2020 · Click on Virtual Machine > Install / Update / Reinstall VMware Tools. Extract the VMware Tools tar to the Desktop and follow the below commands. Follow the prompts to install. I picked the defaults. Reboot your computer and copy/paste …

If you don't manage to configure a shared folder, or just really want a separate copy inside the VM, you can also just rightclick->copy in the host and paste in the guest. At least that works here with VMware player, windows 7 (host) and linux mint (guest).

Copy the Text: Highlight the text and copy it using the standard shortcut (Ctrl + C for Windows/Linux, Command + C for macOS). Switch to the Guest OS: Click on the VMware Workstation window to activate the virtual machine.