
If the drivers for your host PC (including Chipset and Bluetooth) are installed correctly, you should find Bluetooth devices in the Device Manager -> Bluetooth Radios : In all cases, only outgoing connections (virtual machine to Bluetooth device) are supported. outgoing File Transfer (OBEX File Transfer) only : you can transfer files from a guest OS to a Bluetooth device, but not the other way.įinally, VMware Workstation and Fusion don't support these types of Bluetooth devices :.Input Devices (HIDs) : these can be attached to Linux and Mac guest OSs, but not to Windows guests.VMware Workstation and Fusion also support in a limited way : The support for Bluetooth by VMware Workstation and Fusion (the equivalent for Mac) is very limited.Īs shown on " Sharing Bluetooth devices with a virtual machine (2005315)" page of the VMware's site, only these devices are supported : However, be aware that this is only possible by also associating Bluetooth devices with the physical computer. If your physical PC supports Bluetooth with an USB Bluetooth adapter or a Bluetooth adapter built-in in your motherboard, you will be able to share Bluetooth devices with the guest OS.
