Fix Install VMware Tools Option Grayed Out

When you see this option grayed out that's means sometimes that you don't have a virtual Optique drive in your VMware guest or there is no place to 'mount' the VMware tools CD/DVD. Therefore, make room for the VMware tools to be mounted.

How to Fix VMware Tools Option Grayed Out?

Chapters:
0:00 Open VMware Workstation
0:18 Starting The VM
0:39 VMware Tools Option Grayed Out
0:49 Shutdown The VM
0:59 Deleting CD/DVD and Adjust The Connection
1:15 Turn On The VM Again
1:43 VMware Tools Option Fixed

Music:
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[SkreenGG]

Great video, very well editing. Does this process work on Kali VMs. I followed your directions verbatim and my Kali VM still is greyed out :(

[shenghua]

Not work for me. If choose "use physical drive" for both of 2, the ubuntu can't poweron normally and the screen stay on black.

[kandur]

It didnt work i also have linux virtual machine please help me!