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 Server 2016

  • 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