How to open VMX file?
The software referred to as VMX Opener allows you to freely work with VMX files, including opening their contents. The first thing you should check is that you have the software to handle the VMX file installed. After clicking, your VMX file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling VMX files on your device. Sometimes, however, various problems arise, below you will find the instructions that you should follow.
Open VMX files in 9 steps
The following recommendations and steps will help you open the VMware Configuration Format file in case you cannot do it in the standard way:
- The user must verify that the operating system used by him is compatible with the file VMware Configuration Format. If the user tries to open the file VMware Configuration Format on a system other than Linux, Mac OS, Windows, it may fail.
- Check if the Parallels Desktop or VMware Workstation, Parallels Workstation, VMware vSphere, VMware Player program is installed in the system. The solution to this problem is to install the appropriate software that supports files with the extension VMX.
- Check if files with the extension VMX are associated with the application Parallels Desktop or one of the programs such as VMware Workstation, Parallels Workstation, VMware vSphere, VMware Player. If this is not the case, the VMX files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the VMware Configuration Format file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. On the list, search for one of the Parallels Desktop, VMware Workstation, Parallels Workstation, VMware vSphere, VMware Player applications and confirm.
Software programs that open VMX file extension
- Files ripped from external media or downloaded from the Internet may have a damaged structure. In this case, the Parallels Desktop, VMware Workstation, Parallels Workstation, VMware vSphere, VMware Player programs will not be able to open the VMware Configuration Format file despite their presence in the system. If possible, you can try to open the VMware Configuration Format file directly from its source.
- In case the VMware Configuration Format file is infected, the anti-virus program will prevent it from being opened. In this situation, it is recommended to scan all data media in the system for viruses.
- Check that the VMware Configuration Format file format is not outdated. Sometimes it happens that despite the VMX extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by Parallels Desktop or VMware Workstation, Parallels Workstation, VMware vSphere, VMware Player.
- The condition for the correct handling of the VMware Configuration Format file may be the regular download and installation of the application update in which the user wants to open it. Determine the version of your program and, if necessary, install the latest one.
- Sometimes the user unknowingly tries to open a file with a shortcut that points to a place where the file is no longer there (it may have been previously deleted).
- The system administrator has restricted the opening and modification of certain files, which in this case may include VMware Configuration Format.
Useful tools
If, despite going through all the steps, it was not possible to open the file with the VMX extension, you can try some of the proposed tools. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening VMX files.
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