Do this fix on your host vm, don’t forget to install the vmware tools on your workstation (Tested in Ubuntu/Kali)
Edit the file:
/etc/vmware/config
( vi /etc/vmware/config )
Go to the last line in the file and then press your right arrow key until the cursor goes all the way to the right.
Press i
Press the right arrow key one more time
Press Enter
Paste the following:
vmx.fullpath = "/bin/vmx"
isolation.tools.copy.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.paste.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable = "TRUE"
Press Esc
Type
:wq
Press Enter
Here you have two choices
1: Restart your ESXi host.