Can't see the shared folders in WIn 8.1 comments.

I'm using VMware Workstation 10.0.1 and I earn 8.1 as my host OS.

When I set up a VM 7 Win, shared folders are working as expected, but with a VM 8.1 Win I can't find folders in Explorer.  Also, I tried to access it via \\vmware-host and \\.host without success.

How can I see the shared folders in a Win 81 guest VM?

Thank you!

Hey Psi,

I had a similar problem. Worked fine on Windows 8.0, but after modernized this VM for Windows 8.1, the shared folder feature has stopped working. Only after the reinstallation of VMware Tools, it worked again.

Please note that a 'fix' on VMware Tools installation does not provide it, only a complete uninstall/reboot/install/reboot sequence makes this feature back to life for me.

Hope this helps,

--

Wil

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