Configuring Power On Delay and Aero Peek Thumbnail Settings

You can configure the number of seconds that Workstation Pro delays between powering on virtual machines when you perform a batch power operation. You can also specify whether to show Aero Peek thumbnails on open virtual machine tabs.

To configure power on delay and thumbnail settings, select Edit > Preferences > Workspace.

Table 1. Power On Delay and Thumbnail Settings

Setting	Description
Seconds between powering on multiple VMs	Select the number of seconds that Workstation Pro delays between starting virtual machines when you perform a batch power operation. You can perform a batch power operation on virtual machines in a folder by selecting the folder or by selecting thumbnails on the folder tab.
Show Aero Peek thumbnails for open tabs	Select whether to show Aero Peek thumbnails on open virtual machine tabs. This check box is available on Windows 7 version 6.1 and later host operating systems only.