Select the latest version (e.g., or later).
The most frequent cause for a missing cursor is a mismatch in how VMware handles "absolute" vs "relative" mouse positioning. This often happens if the "Optimize mouse for games" setting is set to "Automatic" and fails to detect the window state correctly. vmware mouse disappears in the vm window
If you recently updated your VMware software or the guest OS (common with ), the virtual hardware might be outdated, causing rendering issues for the cursor. How to fix: Power off the virtual machine. Select the latest version (e