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Hello.

If you use VMware Workstation you will notice that whether VMware is ON or OFF

there are 5 VMware services in background running always.

Except 5 services there is also vmware-tray.exe process.

There is no need for this 5 services and process if VMware is shutdown,

and since they are all slowing down startup we can prevent this from happening

by setting services to manual and disabling( or deleting ) process using or msconfig or CCleaner.

Here is how to do it :

Fist go to "run" and enter "services.msc".

Then set VMware services to manual.

VMware Authorization ServiceVMware DHCP ServiceVMware NAT ServiceVMware USB Arbitration ServiceVMware Workstation Server

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If you don't use VMware at that time you can also stop them from running.

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After that disable/delete vmware-tray.exe from startup.

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Restart PC.

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I checked and it looks like I already have them on manual (I might have changed it :) ). Thanks for the guide anyway, atleast I know that keeping them at manual won't cause any problems. :P

Of course, this guide will be very helpful to all. As VMWare does have many background process even when it's not being used. :)

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do not set to disable.. just set to manual !!

though if you open vmware workstation and play different os.. i notice that these services has never started!...

this services is useless for common user!

to make sure no problem come.. just set to MANUAL not to disabled

ALSO CHECK THIS HIDDEN STARTUP!! do not disable the ff.

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Obviously no common user would use that services, but to share VMs over the network they are necessary.

VMware Workstation Server is a nice addon to the whole program, it makes your home box remotely manageable by another VMware Workstation install, using NTLM authentication (your Windows username and password), a-là VMware Server 2.x.

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personally, i had set these services to manual and then created two batch files (compiled to .EXE). what the first batch file did was, when i wanted to use vmware, start these services then start vmware. when i was done using vmware, executing the second batch file would stop those services then exit the vmware try icon.

lemme know if anyone interested, i will share

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personally, i had set these services to manual and then created two batch files (compiled to .EXE). what the first batch file did was, when i wanted to use vmware, start these services then start vmware. when i was done using vmware, executing the second batch file would stop those services then exit the vmware try icon.

Have you found a need to do that? "Manual" services can be started automatically by the given program if the services are needed. I don't know if Vmware actually does that, but if it does, then there would be no need to start them yourself (stopping them is another story, since I imagine they'll stay running unless stopped manually).

Of more concern is the slew of drivers. Most if not all of those probably need to stay as they are.

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on random checks i found vmware started those services after i had set them to manual. creating those batch files gave me full control over their startup and termination ;)

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do not set to disable.. just set to manual !!

though if you open vmware workstation and play different os.. i notice that these services has never started!...

this services is useless for common user!

to make sure no problem come.. just set to MANUAL not to disabled

ALSO CHECK THIS HIDDEN STARTUP!! do not disable the ff.

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Is this in services or where?

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Thanks, no side effects should happen I suppose? I have win 7 32 sp1

Now this only starts the 5 services and not the actual program correct?

EDIT: Seems to be working fine, thanks again :D

How did you make them?

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do not set to disable.. just set to manual !!

though if you open vmware workstation and play different os.. i notice that these services has never started!...

this services is useless for common user!

to make sure no problem come.. just set to MANUAL not to disabled

ALSO CHECK THIS HIDDEN STARTUP!! do not disable the ff.

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Is this in services or where?

this is on hidden startup of the program

use ace utilities for more advanced startup

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