- Shut down your virtual machine
- In vSphere, right-click on the virtual machine and select remove from inventory
- Select the root folder in the left panel of vSphere
- Select the Configuration tab
- Select Storage
- Right-click the datastore where your virtual machine is installed and select Browse datastore
- Open the folder for your virtual machine
- Right-click on the .vmx file and select Download
- Open the downloaded file in Notepad++
- At the bottom of the file, add the following:
- Right-click on the .vmx file, select Add to Inventory, and select Next, Next, Finish to add the virtual machine to inventory
- In the left panel of vSphere, right-click on the virtual machine and select Edit Settings
- In the virtual machine dialog box, on the Hardware tab, there should now be an option HD audio
- Type in gpedit.msc
- Expand Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Device and Resource Redirection
- Enable the Allow audio and video playback redirection setting
- Next you'll need to enable remote audio playback in the Remote Desktop Connection client:
sound.present = "true"
sound.allowGuestConnectionControl = "false"
sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "true"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "17"
Note: Select an available pciSlotNumber. Review all of the PCI slots being used in your .vmx file, and select a slot number that is not currently being used.
11. In the VMWare datastore, select upload files to this virtual machine, select the .vmx file, and upload it
Note: Perform the following steps in Guest VM
15. Right click on the Start button then click on Run (or press Windows + R)
Ø Click on the Local Resources tab
Ø Click Settings in the Remote audio section
Ø Click the Play on this computer setting
Ø Click OK when done