Installing VMware Tools is part of the process of creating a new virtual machine, and upgrading VMware Tools is part of the process of keeping your virtual machine up to current standards.
How you install or upgrade VMware Tools depends on the operating system and the source you use for the tools.
VMware upgrades VMware Tools frequently to support new devices and to add enhancements that improve the performance of your virtual machines. When you upgrade Fusion, you should also upgrade VMware Tools.
In Windows virtual machines, you
can set VMware Tools to notify you when an upgrade is available. If this
notification option is enabled, the VMware Tools icon in the Windows taskbar
includes a yellow caution icon () when a VMware Tools upgrade is available.
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| Guest operating system Windows 2000 and earlier, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and later support VMware Tools. |
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| It is recommended that you use Open VM Tools in Linux virtual machines. |
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| For macOS virtual machines you install or upgrade VMware Tools using an installer assistant. |