To use shared folders, a virtual machine must have a supported guest operating system.
The following guest operating systems support shared folders.
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
Linux with a kernel version of 2.6 or later
Solaris x86 10
Solaris x86 10 Update 1 and later