VMware, Inc. VMware VMCI Host Device - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

VMware VMCI Host Device is a Chipset hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by VMware, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is ROOT/VMWVMCIHOSTDEV.

1. Install VMware, Inc. VMware VMCI Host Device driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for VMware, Inc. VMware VMCI Host Device driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.8.18.0 dated 2021-10-29.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 66172 bytes (64.62 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.9 stars by 2800 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the VMware, Inc. VMware VMCI Host Device driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the VMware, Inc. VMware VMCI Host Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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