How do I remove the "Open With"context menu items caused by VMware Fusion?

  • Inside Fusion, open the Virtual Machine Library window – Window menu > Virtual Machine Library, or press CMD+SHIFT+L.
  • Select the VM and click the Settings button.
  • Click the Applications icon, and then select the Default Applications tab.
  • Uncheck Open your Mac files and web links using Windows applications and close the window.

Repeat the process for every VM.


In VMWare Fusion:

  • go to Virtual Machine->Settings,
  • select Default Applications,
  • Uncheck Open your Mac files and web links using Windows applications
  • Repeat this for all virtual machines
  • Reboot your Mac

Now the Open With options for apps in your virtual machines should be gone. Personally as I don't like my VMs to creep into the guest OS I keep all checkboxes here unchecked.