The vmwareuser.exe file is a Windows module called by the name VMwareUser, also known as VMware Tools Service, which is a part of VMware Tools, made by VMware. VMware Tools is a type of utility application that is used to improve the computer operating system of a guest or shared user, and its management. There are different specific functions designed for the program. Among them include the enhancement of low video resolution, limited mouse movement, inadequate depth of color, inability to copy and paste or drag and drop files, and incorrect display of the PC network speed. In addition, this tool includes major components, which are VMware Tools service, VMware device drivers, VMware user process, and VMware Tools control panel. With all the functions and components bundled in the software VMware Tools, the vmwareuser.exe file is an essential process that must be kept running in the background of the computer system.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. vmwareuser.exe. is used by VMware Tools, If you shut down vmwareuser.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop vmwareuser.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is VMware Tools, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed vmwareuser.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as VMware Tools, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if vmwareuser.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that vmwareuser.exe, belongs to, in this case VMware Tools