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