Versions

9.0.1 build-894247	35.29%
9.0.0 build-812388	29.41%
8.0.1 build-528992	5.88%
8.0.0 build-471780	5.88%
7.1.3 build-324285	5.88%
7.0.0 build-203739	17.65%

There are 6 versions of vmware-tray.exe in the wild, the latest version being 9.0.1 build-894247. vmware-tray.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 109.78 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to VMware by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.62 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 4.81 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 55 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

VMware Tray Process is part of VMware Workstation, a hypervisor that enables users to set up multiple virtual machines (VMs) and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine. Each virtual machine can execute its own operating system, such as Windows. VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.