If you are tired of manually passing through the K+DCAN cable each boot, edit the .vmx file with Notepad and add:
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Running ISTA in a virtual environment gives you the same "Dealer Level" access as a native install: If you are tired of manually passing through
Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up BMW ISTA on a VMware image: bmw ista vmware image