VMWARE Workstation

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Disable sending alt-ctrl-del to the guests edit C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini Add

mks.ctlAltDel.ignore = "TRUE"

There will be issues with permissons, simplest approach is to copy the file, edit it, paste it back into the direction

esxi 8

Reclaim disk space

ssh to esxi host
cd /vmfs/volumes/DATASTORE_NAME/VM_NAME
Run this command:
vmkfstools -K disk_name.vmdk

Enable copy & paste

Open the VM settings. Go to the VM Options -> Advanced -> Edit Configuration;

Click Add Configuration Params and add three options:

	isolation.tools.copy.disable = FALSE
	isolation.tools.paste.disable = FALSE
	isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable  = TRUE