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BUG: Workstation 10.0.1 Guests Fail On Non-Default Host Windows Desktop

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When VMware Workstation 10.0.1 for Windows runs on a non-Default Windows Desktop its guest OSes' displays are black.

 

Details:

 

  1. Host OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP 1.
  2. Guest OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard x64
  3. Workstation: 10.0.1 build-1379776

 

Steps to reproduce:

 

  1. Run SysInternals' Desktops.exe 2.0.  (http://live.sysinternals.com/Desktops.exe).
  2. Create Desktop 2.
  3. Switch to Desktop 2.
  4. Start VMware Workstation 10.0.1.
  5. Start a guest OS.
  6. Verify that its display is black.

 

Steps to recover running guest OS:

 

  1. Suspend guest OS.
  2. Close Workstation 10.0.1.
  3. Switch to Desktop 1.
  4. Run Workstation 10.0.1.
  5. Resume guest OS.

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