Windows 10: Build 10130 Linux Host - UNITY mode works (vmware wks rel 11.1)

Hi there

FINALLY !!! Unity mode is working with Windows 10 build 10130 and VMware workstation rel 11.1 latest build.

Unity means that the VM can access menus from your HOST desktop without you switching to the VM itself. In a way rather like XPMode - but infinitely better.

Ensure also you update / re-install VMware tools as well.

I haven't tried Unity mode from a Windows HOST but works fine from CENTOS rel 7 (so should work for other common distros such as Ubuntu etc).

The Unity mode working makes running things like OFFICE on a VM simple for users.

Cheers
jimbo

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How to display different virtual desktops on different monitors

I would suggest the most useful get-around is to run VMware virtual machine and use the power of a wider desktop to run the VMware (or HyperV etc) on the 2nd monitor. You can then run the VMware software in 'unity mode' which allows you to work directly
in the application window (the one inside the VM); this is better than having to Alt + Tab to the VM environment guest and select the app window you want inside that. It's great, and Windows / VMware is a good solution. (I don't know HyperV which I believe
has similar functionality). Just make sure you have plenty of memory, as a 64 bit VMware guest VM OS will use similar RAM as a your 'host' machine.

 

I switched to a local administrator account and enable the developer mode and the Windows feature s list refused to show Linux on Windows subsystem as an option.

<Original title: Linux on Windows>

I just updated my preview build to 14316 and attempted to enable the bash shell, I was unable to do so. I switched to a local administrator account and enable the developer mode and the Windows feature s list refused to show Linux on Windows subsystem
as an option. The only difference is I am running the preview image in VMware player virtual machine.

 

I've been contemplating the upgrade from create vmware workstation 10 to 11. My reseller quoted me around $130 for the upgrade. Just not sure I want to drop the cash.

 

Hi there

It's got loads of other goodies in it -- Dynamic Memory management itself is worth it alone. Code is more efficient too -- however as W10 is changing quite rapidly I'd wait until W10 RTM if you want to run Windows VM's or even run VMware WKS itslf on a W10 Host.

I got my upgrade via a corporate licensing deal so it was a no brainer for me.

Cheers
jimbo

 

I read about a lot of the Haswell performance improvements. Unfortunately, my laptop is an older model with a core i7-3667u installed, so the haswell performance tweaks won't change anything for me.