The
config.ini file may not exist if you have not changed the default configuration setting from the
Edit >
Preferences menu.
To see if the file already exists, look for it in:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware WorkstationNotes:
Make sure you are looking on the Windows host on which you have installed the VMware software. You should not look for this file in your virtual machine.
- On Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 2008 Server R2 and Windows 10 hosts, look for the file in:
%PROGRAMDATA%\VMWare\VMware_Product_Name\config.ini
Product | Version | Configuration File |
VMware Workstation | 4.x to 11.x | %PROGRAMDATA%\VMWare\VMware Workstation\config.ini |
VMware Workstation Pro | 12.x and later |
VMware Workstation Player | 12.1 and later |
VMware Workstation Player Pro | 12.1 and later |
VMware Player | 4.x to 11.x | %PROGRAMDATA%\VMWare\VMware Player\config.ini |
VMware Workstation Player | 12.0 |
VMware Workstation Player Pro | 12.0 |
Note: This folder is normally hidden by default. In order to make this folder viewable/accessible:
- Open a new folder.
- Go to Tools > Folder Options.
- Click the View tab, and select Show hidden files, folders and drives.
To create the file if it does not exist:
- Open Notepad.
Caution: Do not use Word or Wordpad, because these editors create extra characters in the text file that render the configuration settings that you add unreadable.
- Save a new, empty text file named config.ini in the location above.
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