SPICE | VMware Tools Deployment Guide - UMCST/SPICE-user-info GitHub Wiki
Benefits of VMware Tools
- Power Operations: communicate with VM Guest OS to shut down or restart safely
- Gather information from VM Guest OS, such as ip address, host name, etc
- Drivers for graphics, network, etc virtual hardware
Deployment Methods
For Windows CLI
chocolatey
Install chocolatey via powershell
deploy vmware-tools package
Source: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/vmware-tools