I run VMware Player 7.10 on host 64-bit Windows 8.1. My guest OS is 64-bit Windows 10.
The VM is installed on a separate physical hard drive from the host OS. I have installed the most up-to-date version of VMware Tools.
Every few minutes, VMware Player freezes for about 15 seconds. When it comes back to life it runs very quickly, like a video in fast motion. This problem was previously described in Workstation Guest Freezes then goes really fast.
I followed the recommended resolution steps mentioned in that question, but unfortunately my problem is not solved. More specifically:
- My host is configured for the correct time and time zone. It is running Windows' own clock synchronization utility.
- The VM is set to the correct time and time zone and is using Windows 10's own clock synchronization utility.
- I tried VMware Tools' optional clock synchronization feature by placing a check mark in "Synchronize guest time with host" but that only made things worse. Now VMware Player freezes every 15 seconds or so and stays frozen for up to a minute at a time.
I'm not sure if I have the correct settings for the amount of CPU cores and RAM: The host has a single CPU with 4 cores. I assigned 2 cores to the VM. The problem still occurs when I assign 1 core to the VM. The host has 12 GB of RAM; I assigned 4 GB to the VM.
Is there a way to prevent the guest from alternately freezing and then running at fast motion? VMware Player is pretty much useless to me now.