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
EXE
fa44e80af481f7b44492eda504975dea
DLL
a51bb5d153e133fd09bcce1d26fbf28d
EXE
072f5c08107af972993796f3f7e13f61
EXE
322357dfa1a93c8b318ea63e9a8d06f6
EXE
2ac708267bb532ad405adaa1af140eec
EXE
0ca006552e233f2376bf854bd035c127
EXE
d3b7a0cf6c5d27b107f8e3cc35206f48
EXE
50cef4bed17e5dc5a715f7ef6c9204e7
EXE
089d8b611f3c2abc94a7526cb5f38f5e
EXE
ca9960e710173864dfdf9ebcd895cb0c