JimDeadlock's Posts

Re: Shared folders not appearing on guest VM

by Contributor in VMware Workstation Player Discussions
‎02-23-2019 05:52 PM
‎02-23-2019 05:52 PM
I suspect you may be having the same problem as I did, being a new VMWare user. On the Shared Folders screen (guest settings) you have to click the Add button below to actually add the shared fol... See more...
I suspect you may be having the same problem as I did, being a new VMWare user. On the Shared Folders screen (guest settings) you have to click the Add button below to actually add the shared folder. Once you've done that and rebooted the guest, then it should show up in the file manager.

Win10 Guest vs Xbox One Controller (wired)

by Contributor in VMware Workstation Player Discussions
‎02-23-2019 03:50 PM
‎02-23-2019 03:50 PM
I'm running VMWare Player 15.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04 host. My Win10 guest is generally running great, with VMWare Tools properly installed. In the settings for the guest I've set USB compatibility to... See more...
I'm running VMWare Player 15.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04 host. My Win10 guest is generally running great, with VMWare Tools properly installed. In the settings for the guest I've set USB compatibility to 2.0 although I've also tried 1.1 and 3.0 (with reboots). My Xbox One controller (wired) seems to be properly connected to the Win10 Guest. The 'Microsoft Controller' icon appears on the taskbar at the bottom of the VMWare guest window and I can connect/disconnect it (the icon blinks when connected, is that normal?). It appears properly in Device Manager within the guest: Under Win Settings > Devices again it appears normally: Also please note that my USB headset works flawlessly in the guest. My problem is that my apps can't seem to detect the controller. Steam reports 'no controllers detected' and when I try to run Xbox Accessories (from the Microsoft store) I get this: I'm wondering if this is even a VMWare issue? Maybe it's just Windows acting up?