VMware Workstation AutoStart
This is an auto start app for VMware Workstation to auto start VM's on windows reboot with VMware Workstation installed.
Setup
1. Edit config.json to match your paths
{
"vm-start": "D:\\Virtual Machines\\AutoStart\\start-vmware.json",
"vmrun": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Workstation\\vmrun.exe"
}
2. Edit start-vmware.json
{
"_comment": "Make sure the name is the same folder name as the .vmx file",
"vsi": [
{
"location": "D:\\Virtual Machines\\",
"name": "vcenter.example.local",
"start": true,
"gui": false
},
{
"location": "D:\\Virtual Machines\\",
"name": "vsan-witness.example.local",
"start": true,
"gui": false
}
]
}
3. Add vm-start.exe & config.json to your startup folder on windows or create a short cut for vm-start.exe to its current folder
windows+r shell:startup
