The User experience improvement program setting controls whether you participate in the VMware User Experience Improvement Program.

To participate in or opt out of the program, select or deselect the Help improve VMware Player check box.

When you participate in the program, Workstation Player sends anonymous system data and usage statistics to VMware. Workstation Player creates log files for the collected data and stores the data on the host computer.

Table 1. User Experience Improvement Program Log Files

Filename

Host Operating System

Log File Location

Description

playerUploadedData.log

Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

\Users\ user \AppData\Local\VMware

The most recent data uploaded to the VMware server.

playerUploadedData.log

Linux

~/.vmware

The most recent data uploaded to the VMware server.

Note:

The data collection process does not affect the performance of your computer.