Enable Copy/Paste using VMware Remote Console

Enable Copy/Paste using VMware Remote Console

VMware ESXi 6.5 disables copy/paste functionality by default for security reasons. If the security implications are acceptable, copy/paste funcationality can be enabled on per VM basis. It should be possible to change it at the host level but that will be for another post.

Follow the following steps to allow copy/paste:

• Power down the VM
• Do Actions | Edit Settings
  
  
• In Edit Settings window, look for Edit Configuration button
  
  
• Add the following parameters
  

  Key	Value
  isolation.tools.copy.disable	FALSE
  isolation.tools.paste.disable	FALSE
  isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable	TRUE

  
  
  
• Power up the VM

Refs:
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/57122
Keyworks: VMware copy paste vmrc Remote Console