Its available for both Windows and Linux based operating systems. VMware Workstation Player formally known as VMware Player is a Virtualization software used to run multiple virtual machines on the same hardware. But what is available is enough for most of the home users. That is, it is just as VMware Workstation Pro with lesser functionality and free for personal use. VMware Workstation Player is the limited capability free (for non-commercial use) version of VMware Workstation Pro. Rest of the blog describes the detailed steps required to install VMware Player 16. You can also refer to the video I have uploaded on YouTube. VMWare Player 6 is the last version that supports both a 32-bit and a 64-bit operating systems running on the host PC.In this blog post, I will show you how to install VMware Workstation Player 16.1.0 in Windows 10. What if I still need to run Workstation 12 Player on a 32-bit Host? NOTE: Workstation 12 Player requires a 64-bit host operating systemHHost operating systems* (64-bit): Recommended disk space for specific guest operating systems. Additional hard disk space required for each virtual machine. 64-bit x86 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor or equivalent, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Dual Core Processor or equivalent 1.3GHz or faster core speedģ00MB of available disk space for the application.Requirements, see the VMware Player Documentation.
VMware Player requires approximately 150MB of disk space Operating system and application documentation for their memory System and for applications on the host and guest. Operating system, plus the memory required for each guest operating You must have enough memory to run the 64-bit host
It cannot be installed on a 32-bit operating system What are the minimum PC requirements to install and use VMware Workstation Player?įor a typical host system, we recommend that you have a 1 GHz orįaster 64-bit processor (2GHz recommended) and 2GB RAM minimum (4GB VMware Player 12 is a 64-bit application.