Here’s a quick guide to unlocking the mouse in VMware (i.e., freeing the mouse cursor from the virtual machine window so it can move back to your host operating system). Press: Ctrl + Alt
mouse.vusb.enable = "FALSE" This prevents automatic capture but breaks advanced mouse features. | Situation | Solution | |-----------|----------| | Mouse stuck in VM | Ctrl + Alt | | Want seamless mouse movement | Install VMware Tools (open-vm-tools for Linux) | | Ctrl+Alt not working | Try Ctrl+Alt+Insert or Ctrl+Alt+Esc | | Permanent auto-release | Enable “ungrab when cursor leaves window” |