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Creating and editing config.ini for VMware Workstation on Windows hosts (1754)

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Some Knowledge Base articles tell me to edit the config.ini file, but I can't find it. Where is it? How do I create it if it doesn't exist?

Solution

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 Workstation

Notes:

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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For translated versions of this article, see:

日本語: Windows ホストで config.ini を作成および編集する (2096909)

简体中文: 在 Windows 主机上创建和编辑 config.ini (2086041)

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