What is the difference between VMware Workstation and player?

What is the difference between VMware Workstation and player?

Now, the most significant difference between the two would be the price, as the VMWare Workstations costs $189, while the VMWare Player is available for free. Since VMWare Player is free, it is expected that it lacks certain features that are available in the VMWare Workstations. The VMWare Player is unable to create multiple snapshots and clones.

How to download VMware free?

To download and install the VMware product visit the official website of VMware.

  • Click on Free Product Trials&Demo>> Workstation Pro. You will be redirected to the download page.
  • Once the download is complete,run the .exe to install VMware Workstation. Popup will appear.
  • Once Initialization gets completes,Click on Next.
  • Accept the terms and click Next
  • In the next screen,It will ask for some additional features,it is not mandatory to check this box. Click on Next.
  • On the next screen,some checkboxes are populated,Check them as per your requirement. Click on Next.
  • At this step,VMware Workstation is ready to install. Click on Install.
  • At this step,you can see installation taking place. The installation will take some time,wait for it to properly install.
  • Once the installation gets completed you will see the following dialogue box. Click on Finish.
  • Upon Finish,the window will close,and You can see VMware Workstation installed icon on your Desktop.
  • For the first time opening,if you have not entered the License key in step 7,then it will ask for a license key.
  • How to create virtual machine in VMware Workstation?

    Launch VMware Workstation.

  • Click New Virtual Machine.
  • Select the type of virtual machine you want to create and click Next: Note: Your choice depends partially on the hardware version you want your virtual machine to have.
  • Click Next.
  • Select your guest operating system (OS), then click Next. You can install the OS using: An installer disc (CD/DVD) An installer disc image file (ISO)
  • How do I uninstall VMware Workstation?

    Go to control panel. Select VMware Workstation and click uninstall. Follow the instructions in Uninstall wizard to complete uninstall. At last click finish and reboot your computer.

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