Vmware workstation player 14 mouse click not working free

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Both the host and the guest OS are Windows This script worked perfectly with virtual box. It acts as if it clicks, but it doesn’t. I tried sending key combinations instead of a click, so that the VM can grab the input, but it also did not work. Every attempt that i made to send clicks or keys from the host inside the VM did not work.

I tried using:. I also noticed that while the cursor moves to the target which has to be cilcked when my vmware worstation window is not focused, it even doesn’t do that when i WinActivate the vmware workstation window first.

Did anyone experience such an issue, or maybe could give me a hint, what else i could use to send a key combination or a mouse click in a vmware workstation 14 pro guest window? Perhaps if you explain what you are trying to accomplish, we can offer more suggestions looks like a software install of some sort?

For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe” – Spencer W. How to get your question answered on this forum! Hi JLogan3o13 ,. Yes, it is a software install. I am a QA Engineer and am testing our installation.

For what i think are understandable reasons, we want to make sure that in our tests we cover scenarios as close to the reality as possible and since nobody really deactivates UAC and it does matter to the installer, if it is deactivated or not, we decided to work around it in our tests. However in this particular use case, i think, it is not really about automating the UAC, it is just an example.

It is about the sudden impossibility to automate any click or key send from the host to a guest system in vmware workstation 14 pro, which works perfectly on virtualbox. I really hope that somebody else gas experienced such an issue and has a workaround for it. Hope i was able to give you the answer, you were looking for.

Hey Earthshine ,. There is already automation in the vm. The problem is that not every scenario in our test can be covered with tests inside the vm, so cases like uac or, clicking things, when windows is not runing, or similar scenarios which you can’t automate in the guest, have to be automated ot the host.

Usually with image recognition. So running automation for these cases is not only not a valid solution, but it us simply impossible. It is a very unusual approach, i know.

People would usually disable UAC, or use auto-login or similar things, but there tests, where you just can’t do that, otherwise you are not covering everything or you will not be testing the product or the system which you want to support.

It makes a lot of sense, when you consider certification, auditing, etc reasons. VMware does indeed make it difficult to do mouse manipulation. If you absolutely must use mouseclicks, I would suggest something like this, which I have had to resort to in the past:. There have been a couple. Not sending keystrokes to bypass it. JLogan3o13 : this is one of the first thing, which i tried, however as soon as the focus is on the vmware application, sending these keys does not work.

Earthshine : i know about this solution, and since it is very severely changing the registry of the OS, i would prefer not to do it, unless there is no other way.

I tried today to use VMware Workstation 12 the previous version and it works like a charm. I thought that it might be the enhanced keyboard driver which vmware installs, but it is not the reason. I will stick with VMware Workstation 12 for now in the hope, that somebody will maybe shed some light what is going on and i will also post on the vmware forum.

Apologies, griefman I missed that you were on v. Yes, that version has given me a number of problems; I ended up backing down to It’s this way intentionally. Using C project using MSTest framework you can make agents and install those to your VMs and they listen on the network for instructions. I get his pain. I feel it too. I’m not going back to VMware 12, sorry. Onward and forward.

I like to test all our stuff with it on as well so we don’t get those gotcha’s. We never get any support tickets that things did not install.

I mean they always blame me and when I look at all the logs, I see it’s usually their system. An MSI log informed me of the drive error. The solution with the agents is not a bad one, but too much of an overhead for something that simple.

I hope that VMware will fix the issue soon and until then i am sticking with workstation 12 on the machine i need this or if there is a definitive need of 14, i can go over VNC thanks Bilgus. I just don’t agree with him. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It’s easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. Recommended Posts. Posted March 22, Hi everyone, i am writing to you after a very long struggle i had while trying to figure out how to send a simple click inside a virtual machine running in vmware workstation Link to post Share on other sites.

JLogan3o13 1, Posted March 23, Posted March 23, Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Hi JLogan3o13 , Yes, it is a software install.

Earthshine Posted March 23, Run autoit script inside the vm. Why are you trying to send commands to a vm. My resources are limited. You must ask the right questions. Posted March 23, edited. Hey Earthshine , There is already automation in the vm. Edited March 23, by griefman. Bilgus Posted March 23, It might that VMware blocks simulated mouse inputs two ideas, 1. Earthshine Like Loading Earthshine Thanks Loading Hey everyone, thanks for the responses!

Still keep it coming! I could not have exhausted every idea. That is exactly what you’re doing when you run something through PSExec. I like to test all our stuff with it on as well so we don’t get those gotcha’s the ONLY time our apps have trouble by our customers is Edited March 23, by Earthshine.

Posted March 26, Hi everyone, thanks a lot for your input! Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. Register a new account. Sign in Already have an account? Sign In Now. Followers 0. Go to topic listing.

Recently Browsing 0 members No registered users viewing this page. Hi there! Here and on a few other sites they explain that the program launching the elevated program NEEDS to be activated in order to directly show the UAC fullscreen and not minimized. Neither here on the forum nor somewhere else.

If I’d be possible to read the output from ShellExecute then all my problems would be solved at once! Also tried a few more things and playing with some parameters but everything with no success. I’d really love some help and support here from you. Thanks in advance! I am feeling really stupid.

 
 

 

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To release the Mouse Cursor, go to “Control Panel” -> “Mouse” -> “Pointer Options” and uncheck (turn-off) “Display Pointer Trails”. Finally, the agony is over! Go to Edit > Preferences from the VMware Workstation user interface. · Click the Input tab. · From the Optimize mouse for games dropdown menu. Why use VMware Workstation when so many products are free? I have been using VMware Workstation for a number of years.