Configuring Process Priorities for a Virtual Machine

Process priority settings control the priority that the Windows process scheduler gives to the virtual machine. Process priority settings apply to Windows hosts only. The default settings are specified in Workstation Pro priority preference settings.

To configure process priority settings for a selected virtual machine, select VM > Settings, click the Options tab, and select Advanced.

Note: You cannot configure process priority settings for a shared or remote virtual machine.

Table 1. Process Priority Options

Option	Description
Input grabbed	Select the priority for the virtual machine when its keyboard and mouse input is grabbed. The default setting is specified in Workstation Pro priority preference settings.
Input ungrabbed	Select the priority for the virtual machine when its keyboard and mouse input is not grabbed.

The Normal setting specifies that processes in the virtual machine contend equally for resources with all other processes running on the host.