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Installation and Upgrade of VMware Tools on Windows

Installation and Upgrade of VMware Tools on Windows

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This page describes how to install and update the VMware Tools.

To do so, please follow the steps below:

  1. Search for the VM on SeviRe and click on the associated vCenter link.
  2. Log in to the vCenter server with your Serverhosting account.
  3. Under Actions > Guest OS, you can install or configure upgrades for the VMware Tools.
    1. To automatically update VMware Tools, select Automatic Tools Upgrade under Actions > Guest OS > Upgrade VMware Tools.

      A screenshot of the vCenter interface. The screenshot shows the options Actions, Guest OS, and Upgrade VMware Tools.
  4. Restart the VM.

Additional information:

You can find more information about VMware Tools in VMware Docs.

last changed on 12/19/2025

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