![]() ![]() It would have to be a very special reason to remove VMware tools from a VM, but please be aware of the implications when using any OS prior to Windows Server 2022. Now with Windows Server 2022 this is no longer the case. It seems pretty obvious initially as prior to Windows Server 2022 if you removed VMware Tools the VMware specific drivers were removed. ![]() I then uninstalled VMware Tools and the vmxnet3 driver was removed, losing Ethernet connectivity from the VM. Once This meant I got the initial driver from VMware Tools, but Windows Update installed the latest version. I then ran Windows Update which installed vmxnet3 driver v1.9.5.0. Once the OS was booted, I installed VMware Tools v11.3.5 which has the vmxnet3 driver version to 1.9.2.0. I followed a very similar testing process as I used for Windows Server 2022. I wrote the blog post Adding VMware Drivers to Server 2012 R2 Boot Media which describes the process. You need to install VMware Tools or sliptream the driver during build time. ![]() Testing Windows Server 20įresh installs of Windows Server 20 come without any of the VMware drivers. I had the same result if I then added an additional step of installing VMware Tools v12.0.0 after running Windows Update. Result was I still had vmxnet3 driver v1.9.5.0 installed. I then uninstalled VMware Tools to see if it would remove the vmxnet3 driver packaged with it.
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