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Hide VM status in guest OS (VMWare)

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vmxfile.md

Tested using Windows host and guest.

Install Windows 10 VM. Install VMWare tools. Clean shutdown Windows 10 VM. Edit VM settings Processor section to look like the image !image

Manually edit the VMX file. Add the lines below. If already present, simply change the value.

vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
vhv.enable = "TRUE"
SMBIOS.reflectHost = "TRUE"
vvtd.enable = "TRUE"
vpmc.enable = "TRUE"
hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = “FALSE”
mce.enable = "TRUE"
vhu.enable = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"

Power on VM. Check Task Manager.

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