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Did you install vmware tools?<br />
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Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the vmware tools?<br />
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Has this host been migrated?
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yes VMware tools installed<br />
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every server does this &nbsp;(inc Linux) &nbsp; vmtools vm tools &nbsp;are part f template so am just reinstalling now to double check<br />
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no the host built from scratch and set to keyboard uk
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Yeah, I've had this issue with Windows 7 client attaching to vsphere... &nbsp; I still haven't fixed it. &nbsp;I actually RDP into a TS and then rdp into my workstation and it seems to work fine, just slow as a dog..<br />
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I have to use the onscreen keyboard to type my passwords.
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<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/goglobal/bb964665.aspx" rel="ugc">https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/goglobal/bb964665.aspx</a>
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Hi,<br />
and inside the guest OS you are in english too? no other language or keyboard unusual settings?<br />
By the way what is it affecting? All VM, one VM, few VM on a specific ESXi?
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Maybe the default URL is wrongly mapped.<br />
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Check this KB<br />
<a href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016403" rel="ugc nofollow">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016403</a>
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reinstall didn't change anything<br />
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also the thick vsphere client also works its just he web client that does this.
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Tried forcing localized keyboard:<br />
<a href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016403" rel="ugc nofollow">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016403</a><br />
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Note: Languages supported are English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.<br />
The default URL for the vSphere Web Client is:<br />
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<a href="https://client_hostname:9443/vsphere-client" rel="ugc">https://client_hostname:9443/vsphere-client</a><br />
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To specify a language, append:<br />
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English: /?locale=en_US<br />
German: /?locale=de_DE<br />
French: /?locale=fr_FR<br />
Japanese: /?locale=ja_JP<br />
Korean: /?locale=ko_KR<br />
Chinese: /?locale=zh_CN<br />
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For example, to display the vSphere Web Client in French, use:<br />
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<a href="https://client-hostname:9443/vsphere-client/?locale=fr_FR" rel="ugc">https://client-hostname:9443/vsphere-client/?locale=fr_FR</a>
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HI, it affects all VM's Windows Linux &nbsp;when connecting via web console<br />
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and multiple ESX even at different sites and unconnected<br />
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everything set to uk &nbsp; &nbsp;from ESx to host
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Did you try :<br />
- multiple browsers ?<br />
- And the previous KB given by experts?<br />
- the VMRC, as given in the VMTN link provided before?<br />
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This could help explain :<br />
<a href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2091284" rel="ugc nofollow">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2091284</a>
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Hi sorry at home now, <br />
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Chrome. Ie and Firefox tried<br />
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Not looked at vcrm. Yet<br />
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And I can just use other methods. &nbsp; But. &nbsp;Would rarther it worked in the web client and the additional functionality.
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VMRC works fine, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;but that really is another workaround isn't it &nbsp;its not the web client opening console in browser. &nbsp;(VMRC looks better and seem much quicker) &nbsp;but I would like to know cause and fix to browser not working &nbsp; &nbsp;I seem in the minority of it not working,
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cheers vmrc was the final solution to issue
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I can see a kb (2071245) which is almost identical but &nbsp;just relates to Turkish and a few other countries &nbsp;not English<br />
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when open console is used within web client &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;characters like \ | # are either not present or mapped else ware, RDP works fine<br />
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the vcentre is locale of English as is the guest os<br />
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ESX 6 &nbsp;vcentre
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I can see a kb (2071245) which is almost identical but  just relates to Turkish and a few other countries  not English

when open console is used within web client      characters like \ | # are either not present or mapped else ware, RDP works fine

the vcentre is locale of English as is the guest os

ESX 6  vcentre

vSphere web client, not mapping keyboard correctly

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