Hi Royce,
VMware tools is for the guests, so for VMs only. You should not install it at the host.
The host has its own counter parts for communicating with VMware Tools in the guests.
Not sure why the clipboard sharing isn't working for you from guest to host. Can you copy from host to guest?
What OS in your guest are you talking about?
Is the guest you are trying to share clipboard with a shared guest (then clipboard sharing operations do not work by design) or normal guests.
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Wil
