VMware Tools

VMware Tools

by VMware, Inc.

What is VMware Tools?

VMware Tools is software application developed by VMware, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.01% of installations running this operating system. VMware Tools's installer is typically 19.00 MB in size and installs around 53 files. The most common release is 9.6.2.1688356 with 9.30% of all installations currently using this version.

VMware Tools is most popular in the United States with 47.55% of installations residing in this country.

About VMware Tools?

The VMware Tools package enhances the performance of guest operating systems by adding necessary drivers and utilities, particularly improving graphical performance and mouse tracking. Additionally, the package facilitates integration between guest and host systems, offering features such as shared folders, plug-and-play device support, clock synchronization, and seamless cutting-and-pasting across environments.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • vmtoolsd.exe runs as a service named 'VMware Tools' (VMTools) "Provides support for synchronizing objects between the host and guest operating systems.".
  • vmacthlp.exe runs as a service named 'VMware Physical Disk Helper Service' (VMware Physical Disk Helper Service) "Enables support for running virtual machines from a physical disk partition".
  • TPAutoConnSvc.exe runs as a service named 'TP AutoConnect Service' (TPAutoConnSvc) "ThinPrint component for creating printers or connecting printer shares automatically.".
  • TPVCGateway.exe runs as a service named 'TP VC Gateway Service' (TPVCGateway) "ThinPrint component that receives print data from dedicated print servers and forwards it to ThinPrint ICA/RDP Clients.".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.vmware.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
Size:
19.00 MB
Language:
English

VMware Tools Executable Details

Primary executable:
vmtoolsd.exe
Name:
VMware Tools
Path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by VMware Tools
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
13d01c1452cd5e0cecb5b9dbff1d5e31
DLL
10113f961602b0429af5503154c6db67
DLL
af87ac3809811e404de87b1ec06768cf
DLL
e5b7957f01540c1e3eadfb4b063e8b02
DLL
b047204f6c11c87d7de656c3e64ad461
DLL
e32cb79cba32448cc25f0ba1eed5257e
DLL
80936855cbfd78ac2c4435f5cb10b22a
EXE
252b01e5d6c84da4e0ba66d4c1aa8ca2
DLL
b083350f3f10966dbc4f89839aae5e1d
EXE
4b84a2be755d944ce7fcfa76c48d6a42