Hi,

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@kasper wrote:

  As far as I can tell I have no need for it and would like to have it gone.  
In Windows if I disable the VMCI service are there any side effects given the guest is not using this?

 

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You're wrong, vmci is required nowadays for VMware Tools.

See also:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/11.3.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vmwaretools.doc/GUID-6994A5F9-B62B...

Quote:
Note: VMCI driver cannot be disabled as the VMware Tools System service functionality is dependent on this driver.​

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