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
7da430aba7a05b94914b3f81ece45129
EXE
2a56eb70a038ee544396de36396f83e3
EXE
5bfeb86fed6631e28d770b3c055276a7
EXE
1bd372eaa6a5a5844a85a42ed64f3ec0
DLL
80107c4a08ac4406c602a61636a4bb16
EXE
48b7c09bad08ad312eecc2b2fcba20a3
EXE
639ae7f376b6218f107864ec3c24a74b
DLL
7111afff63afd200749fd580f31b84c1
EXE
079700af84c038b37d72ce1184ed2174
EXE
6df48b5c56d7aa62705547b14a52480a