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  • 1.  Copy and Paste from M4 Mac to Win 11 ARM

    Posted Jun 29, 2025 09:57 AM
    I’m having problems with the Copy and Paste from M4 Mac to Win 11 ARM virtual machine.

    This is what I’ve found online: Is anyone familiar with when this might be functional and is this the only work around?

    Copy and paste functionality between a Mac host and a Windows 11 ARM virtual machine in VMware Fusion is not fully supported. This is due to the current lack of a complete VMware Tools implementation for Windows 11 ARM within Fusion 13. However, there are workarounds, such as using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) or enabling file sharingbetween the two systems.


  • 2.  RE: Copy and Paste from M4 Mac to Win 11 ARM

    Posted Jun 29, 2025 10:14 AM

    The information you found online that you've posted is outdated and no longer true (mostly). Current shipping versions of Fusion and VMware Tools support copy/paste/drag/drop on Windows ARM VMs. What doesn't still work is folder sharing.

    Can you post more details on what your configuration is and what you're trying that's not working?

    • macOS version
    • Fusion version - you should be running 13.6.3
    • Windows Version and build (from the Windows "winver" utility )
    • VMware Tools version installed in the VM - you should be running the VMware Tools version bundled with Fusion 13.6.3 at a minimum

    Also, zipping up and attaching the log files (found in the VM's bundle folder) will tell us how the VM is configured.



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