The Configuration Editor is used to configure a virtual machine. The Configuration Editor can create a new virtual machine configuration or modify an existing virtual machine configuration, for example, one created by the Configuration Wizard.
When VMware Workstation is launched, or when File > New is selected, you are offered the following choices
If you wish to use the Configuration Editor to edit an existing virtual machine configuration, use File > Open to open the virtual machine configuration file, then use Settings > Configuration Editor to edit it. All configuration options may be modified when a virtual machine is powered off. Some configuration options may be modified while a virtual machine is powered on, for example, removable devices and miscellaneous parameters.
After making changes in the Configuration Editor, you have three choices
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