VMware Workstation 11 does now support EFI boot configuration in the GUI which enables you to boot from an USB disk without workarounds. You do not have to edit vmx files or use workarounds like mounting USB drives as physical disk or booting with Plop Boot Manager.

Open Edit virtual machine settings

Select Options tab Open Advanced Enable Boot with EFI instead of BIOS



Click OK Power on the VM Rightclick the USB disk icon

Select Connect (Disconnect from Host)

Power off the VM Rightclick the VM and select Power > Power On to Firmware



Select EFI USB Device and press Enter

