Exclude AppDefense Component During Installation

You can install VMware Tools without the VMware AppDefense driver.
If you do not want to use the VMware AppDefense driver, you can either exclude or remove this driver during VMware Tools installation or upgrade process.
  1. To exclude the VMware AppDefence driver during VMware Tools installation, you can run the command:
    setup64.exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=All REMOVE=AppDefense
    or
    setup64.exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=All REMOVE=AppDefense,<other unwanted feature list>
    In the 'Custom Install' setup, the VMware AppDefense driver is not selected by default.
  2. VMware AppDefense is installed during installation using the 'Full Install' option. You can remove this driver manually using the
    Programs and Features
    option in your operating system.
    1. Select
      VMware Tools
      .
    2. Right click and select
      Change
      . VMware Tools installer is launched.
    3. Select
      Modify
      .
    4. Click
      Next
      .
    5. Navigate to
      AppDefense
      node in the tree.
    6. Right click and select
      Entire feature will be unavailable
      .
    7. Click
      Next
      .
    8. Click
      Change
      .
    9. Click
      Finish
      .
The VMware AppDefense driver is not installed while installing VMware Tools.