You can remove a physical or virtual CD/DVD drive from your virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is powered on or suspended.
Procedure
- Select .
- Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings.
- Under Removable Devices in the Settings window, click the CD/DVD drive to remove.
- Under Advanced options, click Remove CD/DVD Drive.