If you encounter problems installing VMware Tools
"Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software"
"Setup failed to install xxx driver automatically. This driver will have to be installed manually"
"Signature verification failed while checking integrity of driver package"
You need to install the following updates:
- 2019-09 Security Update for Windows 7 (KB4474419)
- 2019-03 Servicing Stack Update for Windows 7 (KB4490628)
These can be downloaded from catalog.update.microsoft.com by typing "KB0000000" in the search bar. (Replace the 0's with the actual numbers)
These errors occur because the version of Windows 7 installed does not have "SHA-2 Code Signing Support"
If you encounter error code 80072EFE when using Windows Update you need to install the following update:
- Update for Windows 7 (KB3138612)