Does VMware tools alter the Windows Disk Timeout Value

[happyhammer]

Does anyone know if the install of VMware tools alters the windows disk timout value registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/Disk/TimeoutValue should be set to 3c (60 seconds)

as it appears all my VM's have this, but my physicals dont and are the default 10 secs ?

[depping · Accepted solution]

Yes VMware Tools changes the value to 60 seconds. It has apparently been introduced in 3.0.2. I didn't notice it until a couple of months ago.

Duncan

VMware Communities User Moderator | VCP | VCDX

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