# How to hide "VMware Tools Services" from Startup?

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**Created:** [October 20, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-to-hide-vmware-tools-services-from-startup/28700 "2024-10-20T14:23:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubloox3](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/dubloox3/32/21881_2.png) [@dubloox3](https://techscammersunited.com/u/dubloox3)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-to-hide-vmware-tools-services-from-startup/28700/1 "2024-10-20T14:23:36Z")

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Can anyone tell me how to hide this? I took care of the rest but not this one… I read someone recommended to uninstall the tools but I wanna exchange files in between my host and the VM…  
thanks

![vmware tools service startup](https://techscammersunited.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/9/b9ce5d4d70afe2588e17d7545fda015293a46103.png)

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**Author:** ![dubloox3](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/dubloox3/32/21881_2.png) [@dubloox3](https://techscammersunited.com/u/dubloox3)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-to-hide-vmware-tools-services-from-startup/28700/2 "2024-11-25T22:19:48Z")

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I found a workaround in the meantime

Masking VMware Tools in Task Manager

You can use [Resource Hacker](https://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/) to modify the name of VMware Tools (vmtoolsd.exe) to mask it in the Task Manager. Below are the steps:

Notes:

- Run Resource Hacker as admin.
- Maximize the Resource Hacker window to avoid a bug where text editing is obstructed by unnecessary line breaks (at least that happened on my end).

Modify VMware Tools (vmtoolsd.exe):

1. Locate the File:

2. Modify Metadata:

3. Modify Manifest:

4. (Attempt to) Remove/Replace Icon:

5. Save and Test: