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:
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- 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:
- –