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Viewing and updating your My VMware profile (2007008)
Purpose
This article provides steps to view your My VMware profile and update profile information.
Details
Viewing your profile
To view your profile:
- Log in to My VMware.
- Click the arrow next to your name and select Profile:

The Profile screen has four tabs:- Personal Information
- Account Notifications
- Subscriptions
- VMware Programs
Updating your profile
Personal Information
This tab allows you to update your login information (the email address associated with your profile), password information, general information, company information, computing environment, and support communication preferences.
To update personal information:
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In the appropriate section of the Personal Information tab, click Edit.
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Update all appropriate fields.
- Click Save.
For more information about updating your profile, see:
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Changing your email address, see Changing your My VMware profile email address (2018628)
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Resetting your password, see Resetting your My VMware password (2013961)
Note: If you have forgotten your password, see Recovering a forgotten My VMware password (2013963).
Account Notifications
To manage email notifications for license and account management alerts:
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Choose an account from the dropdown.
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Select:
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Yes, I would like to receive all license and account management alerts via email notification for account, then select the appropriate alerts.
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No, I do not want to receive any license and account management alerts via email notification for account
Note: You will continue to receive other notifications such as order, license, and support contract confirmations.
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Click Save.
Subscriptions
To subscribe to or unsubscribe from general subscriptions (VMware events and newsletters):
- Click Edit.
- Select or deselect the appropriate subscription.
- Click Save.
To subscribe to or unsubscribe from product subscriptions (information about major releases, patches, maintenance releases, and other product information):
- Click Edit.
- Expand the appropriate heading.
- Select or deselect the appropriate subscription.
- Click Save.
To unsubscribe from all subscriptions:
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Select I do not wish to receive VMware email communications regarding events, newsletters, and product updates.
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Click Save.
VMware Programs
This tab provides links to:
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View your VMware Communities username and go to your Communities profile
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Join the Volume Purchasing Program (VPP)
Additional Information
For related information, see:
- Troubleshooting profile management in My VMware (2016407)
- Changing your My VMware profile email address (2018628)
- Resetting your My VMware password (2013961)
- Recovering a forgotten My VMware password (2013963)
- Creating a My VMware profile (2007005)
- Activating your My VMware profile (2007007)
- Deactivating your My VMware profile (2013926)
- Adding and removing users in My VMware (2016235)
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