On Windows 8/7/Vista and Server 2012/2008, your VM will be running in … For more details on how to build an optimized Windows 10 image, see Creating an Optimized Windows Image for a VMware Horizon Virtual Desktop on VMware Tech Zone.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun.exe" start "C:\VirtualMachines\VM01\VM01.vmx" "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun.exe" start "C:\VirtualMachines\VM02\Windows Server 2016.vmx" Simply create the file using the commands as below and add it to a scheduled task in Windows to run at startup. Select Automatically start and stop the virtual machines with the system. In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the host where the virtual machine is located and click the Configure tab. For example, the following command launches the Windows Me virtual machine specified, powers it on automatically and switches to full screen mode. Create the shortcut, right-click the shortcut, then click Properties. In the Target field, add any switches you want to use after the vmware.exe filename. To start the virtual machine from the toolbar, select the virtual machine and click the start button. To start the VMware Player VM, choose Application > Start "VM Appliance" (your application name will be different!). During the last couple of years I ran into many customers having issues with Mandatory Profiles, and this is also the experience I have during my own testing. Under Virtual Machines, select VM Startup/Shutdown and click Edit. The start power control setting that is configured for the virtual machine determines whether Workstation performs a hard or soft power on operation. The Edit VM Startup/Shutdown Configuration dialog box opens.