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Enable Copy/Paste Between the Guest Operating System and VMware Virtual Machine Remote Console
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Enable-VmConsoleCopyPaste.ps1
$vm = 'vm1', 'vm2'
Get-VM $vm | New-AdvancedSetting -name "isolation.tools.paste.disable" -Value $false -Confirm:$false -Force
Get-VM $vm | New-AdvancedSetting -name "isolation.tools.copy.disable" -Value $false -Confirm:$false -Force
# Power off the VM and back on
Stop-VMGuest -VM $vm -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
while ((Get-VM -Name $vm).PowerState -ne 'PoweredOff') {Start-Sleep 2}
Start-VM -VM $vm -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
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