

The vmware tools exe was seen inside the guest os and installation was as usual. Mounted the *.iso file to cd/dvd drive in the vmware console. These packages support the following operating systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later Registered my name and downloaded vmware tools separately. Then after much research found this page:

I had the same problem in Vmware Workstation pro 16. Hopefully, this helped you fix your installation just as it did for me.
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If this doesn't work, you can try to manually download the VMWare Tools ISO, mount it in a virtual drive and install it. You will also see a new tab at the bottom of the screen prompting you to install the tools. Click on it to begin the VMware installation. The option to install VMware tools should no longer be grayed out. Once it has booted to the desktop, click on the menu at the top left corner and go to "Player > Manage > Install VMWare Tools".Click on "OK" to close the window, and Start the VM as usual.
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In this article, I am going to show you how to install VMware Workstation Pro 15 on CentOS 8. At the time of this writing, the latest version of VMware Workstation Pro is 15.5.0. VMware Workstation Pro is available for Linux and Windows. (Previously, it had the Windows ISO selected) VMware Workstation Pro is a desktop virtualization solution from VMware. The right pane should now have the option "Use Physical Drive > Auto Detect" enabled.

