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Setting Workspace Preferences

Select: Edit > Preferences > Workspace

On this tab you can specify your workspace preferences for the Workstation window.

On the Workspace tab you can configure the following:

Choosing the Default Location for Virtual Machines

The text box below Default location for virtual machines shows the location that the product uses any time you create a new virtual machine. To set the default directory path for new virtual machines, type in a new path or click Browse and navigate to the directory you want to use for new virtual machines, then click OK.

Note: This setting applies to virtual machines created by the user currently logged in to the host operating system.

Remembering Virtual Machines

If you select the Remember opened virtual machines between sessions check box, you see a tab for each opened virtual machine in the virtual machine display the next time you open a console. A virtual machine is considered opened if both of the following conditions are true:

Checking for Software Updates Automatically

Workstation checks automatically to see if updates for the product are available. By default, it checks once a week, at the time you launchWorkstation. You can check manually at any time by choosing Help > Check for Updates on the Web.

You can change the interval for the automatic check or switch to manual checks only. On the Workspace tab, select the interval in the Check for updates automatically drop-down list.

Note: Workstation only checks for software updates when you start the product. It does not automatically check for updates while the product is running, regardless of what you choose in the drop-down menu.

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