#!/bin/bash
processString=$(ps -ef | grep '[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9] /usr/bin/vmtoolsd -n vmusr') # get process info for vmtoolsd
tokens=( $processString ) # tokenize
kill "${tokens[1]}" # grab pid and kill it
/usr/bin/vmtoolsd -n vmusr & > /dev/null 2>&1 # restart vmtoolsd

That’s it, Enjoy!

Source: https://superuser.com/questions/587767/clipboard-operations-copy-paste-often-stop-working-on-vmware-workstation/1323289#1323289?newreg=6f4bb599af1c44edb3f818c50d344fea