How to Disable HGFS VMWare Tools
- 1). Launch VMWare Player. Confirm that the virtual machine that you want to modify the settings for it powered off, then right click it and click "Edit VM."
- 2). Click the "Options" tab on the top of the window, then click the "Shared Folders" category below.
- 3). Click the radio button labeled "Disabled."
- 4). Click "OK" to save your settings.
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