In-Place upgrade from Windows server 2012 R2 to 2022 fails at PREPARE_FIRST_BOOT operation - Microsoft Q&A
Disabling VMTools VSS to resolve VDR Errors – vNoob
Install VMware Tools greyed out [Fixed]
Create a VMware vSphere template for Windows Server 2019 - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi is missing for the VMware tools upgrade - WinCert
HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Windows on a VMware Windows virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) Host Server | Experts Exchange
Installing and upgrading VMware Tools on Windows VMs | Skytap help and documentation
Installing and upgrading VMware Tools on Windows VMs | Skytap help and documentation
How to Install Windows Server 8 Beta on VMware Workstation 8 – Clustering For Mere Mortals
How to install VMWare tools if the option is grayed out- gHacks Tech News
server goes to hung state hosted in VMware.
Eddie's Blog: VMware Tools Stuck in “Upgrade in progress” Fix