# Editing the properties of a new VM
## **Overview**
You can edit the properties of a virtual machine, including the **virtual machine name** and **description**, **hardware** and **network settings**, **guest OS settings**, and so on.
## Procedure
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You can review and change a virtual machine's name, description, and other general properties.
**Step 1:** On the **Virtual Data Center** dashboard screen, click the card of the virtual data center you want to explore and from the left panel, select **Virtual Machines**.
**Step 2:** Click card view
**Step 3:** In the virtual machine card you want to edit, click **Details**.
**Step 4:** Under ***General*** expands by default > **Edit** to list of properties
**Step 5:** Click **Save** once you complete making your changes.
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{% tab title="II. Change the hardware properties of a Virtual Machine" %}
**Step 1:** On the **Virtual Data Center** dashboard screen, click the card of the virtual data center you want to explore, and from the left panel, select **Virtual Machines**.
**Step 2:** Click **card view**
**Step 3:** In the card of the virtual machine that you want to edit, click **Details**.
**Step 4:** To view the available removable media, such as attached CD/DVD and floppy drives, under **Hardware**, select the **Removable Media** tab.
**Step 5:** To edit the hard disk settings or add hard disks, select **Hard Disks** and click **Edit**. Click **Save** once done
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**Attention:** You can increase the size of an existing hard disk if the virtual machine is not a linked clone and has **no snapshots.**
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**Step 6:** To edit the computing settings, select **Compute** > **Edit** the relevant section.
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**Attention: vSphere restriction**
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1. VMware has set a maximum value for hot-add memory. By default, this value is 16 times the memory assigned to the virtual machine. ()
2. If you are running WM with Linux OS having less than 3GB RAM, you can change the memory to only 3GB RAM in total if you need more. You must power off the VM, increase memory to, for example, 4 GB RAM, and power it on again. ().
**Step 7:** To edit the NICs settings or add NICs, click **NICs** > **Edit. Save** once Done.
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