Windows 8.1 in a VMWare Workstation 10 guest's mouse is missing, but only sometimes

It seems to be a bug. I just updated to 10.0.2 and updated tools. Now my mouse does not click, left nor right button. I can see mouse over but not click. Running 8.1 Enterprise windows as guest. Host is Windows 7 Ultimate.

Fix I use is enter VM settings, select USB, switch from USB 3.0 compatible to USB 2.0 compatible. It makes sense since my mouse fob is USB 2.0 and my Windows 7 laptop is USB 2.0. Yet its still a bug, imho.

Good luck.

the problem is caused by a settings on the host. If the Host is a Win 8.1 sometimes there is a problem with DPI Sceling Features.

A workaroung could be: Find the vmware.exe on the Host, right click, Properties, Compatibility, "Disable display scaling on high DPI Settings".

Close and re-open the VMware Workstation.

It's solved for me