For anyone who could not solve this problem by re-installing the VMWare plug-in but do not want to sacrifice all his VS settings, here is a solution that did work for me:
-
Export 'Menu and Command Bar Customizations' VS settings only using
Tools => Import and Export Settings... => Export selected environment settings
- Deselect 'All Settings'
- Select only 'All Settings/General Settings/Menu and Command Bar Customizations'
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Open exported
.vssettings
file in a text editor, scroll to the end and remove the entry<add_toolbar Menu=... Name='VMware' .../>
in theUserCustomizations
section -
Import edited
.vssettings
file usingTools => Import and Export Settings... => Import selected environment settings
and restart Visual Studio to check if the error has gone.