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A range of virtualization software; VMware Fusion is the name of the product for macOS. For questions about VMware products unrelated to macOS, please consider Super User.

VMware Fusion is a virtual machine software product developed by VMware for Macintosh computers with Intel processors. Fusion allows Intel-based Macs to run x86 and x86-64 "guest" operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris as virtual machines simultaneously with Mac OS X as the "host" operating system using a combination of paravirtualization, emulation and dynamic recompilation.

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Is there a free VMWare Player for Mac?

There is a free player for vmware on windows, is there a free version as well for mac? If not, any other free alternatives?
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Is it possible to run VMware Fusion in the background to hide the windows and icons it produces?

I have multiple virtual machines setup in VMware Fusion. Some of them are only servers (like Ubuntu), which I want to run without seeing the VMware Fusion icons or windows, a little like VMware Server does. Does anyone have a solution?
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How do I exit full screen in VMWare Fusion 7?

How do I exit full screen in VMWare Fusion 7? The menu bar that used to appear when the cursor was oushed to the top of the screen no longer appears.
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NAT port forwarding from host to client in VMWare Fusion 5?

How do I forward ports from my host machine to the virtualized machine when I'm using NAT to share my network connection? I found some instructions for earlier versions of VMWare, but I don't see the files they mention in the same location in my…
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Enable KVM on VMWare Fusion

I'm running Linux in a VM on my VMWare Fusion. I want to use qemu-kvm within the Linux VM (yes, I know it's not efficient). QEMU reports the following problem: Could not access KVM kernel module: No such file or directory failed to initialize KVM:…
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How to update virtual machine disk space in VMware Fusion?

I'm using Windows 7 on VMware Fusion. In the hard disk settings of the virtual machine I've set Disk Size to 65GB, I've selected pre-allocate the space and applied. However when I run Windows 7 I still the old amount of space (and not the 65G), and…
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Where is the keyboard profile file stored on my MacBook for VMware Fusion 8?

I am trying to add some keyboard shortcuts to VMware Fusion 8 but the dialog is kinda wonky: Here the two dropdowns doesn't drop down, so any key I don't have on my MacBook is impossible to configure. For instance, I was trying to configure…
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metasploit nmap VMware Fusion 5

Has anyone had success using nmap within msfconsole to target a specific host on a VM virtual network? For example, the following command works from a Terminal prompt: nmap -sT -A 172.16.187.128 However, the same command run from msfconsole results…
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Windows not booting up on VM Fusion. Need to get a file off of windows

I am a pilot that has my logbook on the windows side of my iMac. Windows has been failing to boot up gives me an 000021a error every time. I have tried booting in last known good configuration and is safe mode but nothing gets windows to boot. I am…
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Is VMWare Fusion bought through the MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle a full valid version?

I'm considering buying VMWare Fusion 4. On vmware.com it's available for $49.99. MacUpdate is currently also offering a bundle which includes VMWare Fusion and 10 other apps, for a total price of $49.99 (MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle). I'm not…
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How to drag and drop between guests in VMware Fusion

My host is Mac OS X 10.6, and on my VWware Fusion, I have Windows 7 and Windows XP as my guest. I can drag and drop files between my guest and my host, but not between my guests (cannto drag and drop files between Windows 7 and Windows XP). Is it…
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VMWare Fusion 7: File Not Found

I screwed up big time when I tried deleting my Windows 7 VM on VMWare Fusion 7 on my Macbook Air. I put the VM in the Trash and emptied the trash. Now when I try to create a new VM, I get File Not Found. I tried moving VMWare Fusion into the Trash…
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Cannot enlarge Vmware host windows

I have Fedora 17 installed on VMWare Fusion 3 on my Macbook Pro 2009. I run Fedora 17 in CLI mode and find I cannot enlarge the window size. The small terminal window size causes text to wrap and hard to read. But when I try to size the window it…
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Access localhost on windows 7 VMWare Fusion

I am developing a .Net API service in Windows 7 box and try to debug API from my Mac OS, however, I am not able to hit the API through the port (3345). I used ipconfig to find out my windows7 IP address, and then try to access it through…
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How to remove applications in virtual machine (via VMWare Fusion 5) from Open With options on Mac OS X

I'm running Windows 8 on a Mac using VMware Fusion 5. I don't want to see the Windows apps in the Finder's "Open With..." options. I have seen other answers that do not work with this version of VMware. Things that I've tried. Delete the…
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