Allow data sharing

VMware collects data on client systems to prioritize hardware and software compatibility. If your company participates in the program, VMware will receive anonymous data about your environment.
This property is enabled by default.

Supported on:

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	Software\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\Client
Value Name	AllowDataSharing
Value Type	REG_SZ
Enabled Value	true
Disabled Value	false

vdm_client.admx

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Turn off Fair Share CPU Scheduling

Allow data sharing

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