This is a significant change! VMware has discontinued the development of Workstation Player and is now focusing solely on Workstation Pro. Existing Workstation Player users can upgrade to the more powerful Workstation Pro for free.

Check this box if you plan to use complex international keyboard layouts or want better security against keyloggers.

: As of May 6, 2024, both Workstation Player and Workstation Pro are free for personal use after registering for a Broadcom customer account and downloading the latest version.

A prompt will appear asking for a license key or usage preference.

Built on the industry-leading VMware hypervisor architecture, it provides excellent resource allocation, 3D graphics support (DirectX and OpenGL), and near-native hardware speed.

Click the download icon and accept the End User License Agreement (EULA). Installing VMware Workstation

Click to fine-tune how much RAM and how many CPU cores your virtual machine can use.

: Virtual machines created with Workstation Player operate in a sandboxed environment, completely separate from your primary host operating system.

Before downloading, ensure your host computer meets the minimum system requirements:

Before you download VMware Workstation Player, ensure your host computer meets the minimum hardware and software requirements. Hardware Requirements:

However, finding the correct, legitimate, and safe source to can sometimes be confusing. Between commercial versions, free licenses, and third-party mirror sites, it is easy to download the wrong file or, worse, malware.

Choose your installation path (the default directory is recommended).

Click . If prompted to restart your computer, do so to finalize driver integration. Open your terminal emulator.

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