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Post by betamaster on Mar 1, 2023 8:20:55 GMT -8
Found this post on Reddit by user mathfigure, thought it might as well be here too: Apply the following patch to enable the Windows color settings in the title bar of the vmware workstation pro v16.x and v17.x:
move the file 'vmware.exe' from its installation folder to the desktop
open the file 'vmware.exe' in a hex editor
find the hex bytes: '83 00 00 00 75' and change the value '75' to 'EB'
find the hex bytes: '86 00 00 00 75' and change the value '75' to 'EB'
find the hex bytes: '85 00 00 00 75' and change the value '75' to 'EB'
save the changes
move the file 'vmware.exe' back to its installation folder
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Post by AnyKey on Mar 1, 2023 11:04:11 GMT -8
Nice find. By the way, this trick also works with VMware Workstation Player.
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Post by AnyKey on Mar 23, 2023 10:24:01 GMT -8
Someone on ClassicServ found the another solution. Open executable with resource editor. Navigate to Manifest and open a resource 1:1033. Delete string <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>. I suggest to make a backup of executable before you do this.
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Post by splashy on Jan 31, 2024 5:26:53 GMT -8
 thanks. this tweak also made altsnap work on the window. |
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Post by Fuki on Mar 14, 2024 12:03:50 GMT -8
wtf i just was wondering about this yesterday thank you
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Post by anixx on Mar 14, 2024 12:34:06 GMT -8
I wonder, what's the reason at all for the devs to make such simple custom titlebar? I think it you make a custom frame for your app, at least make it like painting's frame.
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Post by ginger on Mar 17, 2024 22:31:39 GMT -8
Why am I getting this error after changing values in HxD? It says this and I don't know why:
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Post by Legofan on Apr 10, 2024 2:38:41 GMT -8
Why am I getting this error after changing values in HxD? It says this and I don't know why:
You corrupted the executable. |
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Post by NanamiMadobe on Jul 10, 2024 18:17:29 GMT -8
Wait this stuff would be way too complicated for me without a video.
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Post by enderboy on Jul 13, 2024 23:20:06 GMT -8
Wait this stuff would be way too complicated for me without a video. (Sighs) You go to here hexed.it and drag in your file, then at the side there should be a find feature, use the find feature to find the bytes specified in the original post, then save the file and drag it into you VMware folder in program files |
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Post by AnyKey on Jul 14, 2024 2:43:45 GMT -8
I prefer resource modifying. I just edited my post and re-added the screenshot. Take a look at that.
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Post by DomibarkNT2000 on Sept 27, 2024 9:16:48 GMT -8
Not sure if anyone else is using this patch for this reason, but it also fixes the caption buttons resizing after unminimizing the window. I don't understand how this professional piece of software doesn't look the part. Anyway, I hope either the devs fix this soon (unlikely) or that someone makes a Windhawk mod that also fixes this.
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Post by valinet on Oct 19, 2024 13:39:41 GMT -8
The idea presented in the first post as a Windhawk mod:
// ==WindhawkMod==
// @id valinet-vmware-frame-fix
// @name VMware: Fix window frame
// @description VMware: Fix window frame
// @version 0.1
// @author valinet
// @github https://github.com/valinet
// @homepage https://valinet.ro
// @include vmware.exe
// @compilerOptions -lcomctl32
// ==/WindhawkMod==
// ==WindhawkModReadme==
/*...*/
// ==/WindhawkModReadme==
#include <windhawk_utils.h>
HWND subclassed = nullptr;
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, DWORD_PTR dwRefData) {
if (uMsg == WM_NCCALCSIZE || uMsg == WM_NCPAINT || uMsg == WM_NCACTIVATE) {
return DefWindowProcW(hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
}
return DefSubclassProc(hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
}
using GetClientRect_t = decltype(&GetClientRect);
GetClientRect_t GetClientRectFunc;
BOOL WINAPI GetClientRectHook(HWND hWnd, LPRECT lpRect) {
if (!subclassed && GetClassWord(hWnd, GCW_ATOM) == RegisterWindowMessageW(L"VMUIFrame") && WindhawkUtils::SetWindowSubclassFromAnyThread(hWnd, WndProc, 0)) {
subclassed = hWnd;
}
return GetClientRectFunc(hWnd, lpRect);
}
BOOL Wh_ModInit() {
subclassed = FindWindowExW(nullptr, nullptr, L"VMUIFrame", nullptr);
if (subclassed) {
if (!WindhawkUtils::SetWindowSubclassFromAnyThread(subclassed, WndProc, 0)) subclassed = nullptr;
} else {
Wh_SetFunctionHook(reinterpret_cast<void*>(&GetClientRect), reinterpret_cast<void*>(&GetClientRectHook), reinterpret_cast<void**>(&GetClientRectFunc));
}
return TRUE;
}
void Wh_ModUninit() {
if (GetClientRectFunc) Wh_RemoveFunctionHook(reinterpret_cast<void*>(&GetClientRect));
if (subclassed) WindhawkUtils::RemoveWindowSubclassFromAnyThread(subclassed, WndProc);
}
Tested with latest VMware Workstation 17. Default behavior drives me nuts as well.
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