Windows 7 vmware image
Now, you can install VMware Tools by clicking on : VM -> Install VMware Tools.Īs expected, the installation completes without any warning and without any error. The "Configuring Windows updates" message appears while restarting the virtual machine. Restart the virtual machine after its installation is complete.
WINDOWS 7 VMWARE IMAGE UPDATE
Wait while this Windows update is installed. Launch the downloaded file and a window will appear telling you : Security Update for Windows (KB4474419). Indeed, drag/drop and VMware Workstation shared folders don't work for the moment since VMware Tools are not installed in your virtual machine.
To download this update, you can use Windows Update or download it manually from the Microsoft Update Catalog by clicking on this link : KB4474419.
WINDOWS 7 VMWARE IMAGE DRIVERS
This will allow Windows 7 to be able to correctly check the signature of the various drivers that will be installed by VMware Tools in your virtual machine. Īs you can see, this update will add support for the SHA-2 algorithm for code signing. If you click on the "KB4474419" link referenced on the VMware site, you will arrive on a page : SHA-2 code signing support update. Otherwise, download the service pack 1 of Windows 7 from the Microsoft Update catalog and install it in the virtual machine. To get started, install Windows 7 SP1 if you haven't already. To find out about the prerequisites required for installing the VMware Tools of VMware Workstation 16 on Windows 7, simply consult the informations regarding VMware Tools 11.1.5.Īs you can check on the VMware site, you will see that this new version of VMware Tools requires Windows 7 SP1 with the KB4474419 update. Except that this algorithm is not supported by default by Windows 7. This is because VMware has updated the certificates used to sign these drivers using the SHA-2 encryption algorithm. Then, you will get a "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" error. VSock Virtual Machine Communication Interface Sockets driver.
To begin, warnings will be displayed regarding the installation : Warnings displayed when installing VMware Tools on Windows 7