If you need to use such a combination - for example, use Ctrl-Alt- to switch between Linux workspaces in a virtual machine - press Ctrl-Alt-Space, release Space without releasing Ctrl and Alt, then press the third key of the key combination you want to send to the guest. Note: Because Ctrl-Alt is the key combination used to tell VMware Workstation to release (ungrab) mouse and keyboard input, combinations that include Ctrl-Alt are not passed to the guest operating system.

The Hot Key tab lets you change the key combination that determines whether certain combinations of keys are passed to the guest operating system or intercepted by VMware Workstation.ДЇor example, you may want to change hot-key combinations from Ctrl-Alt- to Ctrl-Shift-Alt- to prevent Ctrl-Alt-Delete from being intercepted by VMware Workstation instead of being sent to the guest operating system. Also, if you release the mouse pointer by pressing a hot-key combination - Ctrl-Alt by default - you must click inside the virtual machine window to make VMware Workstation grab the mouse pointer again. The mouse pointer is grabbed only when VMware Workstation has focus (is the active application). Note: The Grab when cursor enters window option allows you to move the mouse pointer back into the virtual machine window easily if you have been working in the virtual machine, then temporarily moved the mouse pointer outside the virtual machine window. The Input tab lets you adjust the way that the virtual machine captures control of keyboard and mouse. To make changes to these settings, choose Edit > Preferences. They do not affect settings made by any other user on the computer. The settings under Preferences apply to the user currently logged on to the host computer. The Preferences dialog box allows you to change a number of settings that apply to VMware Workstation itself, no matter what virtual machine you are running.

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