FAQs What is Virtual machine ?Ī virtual machine is a computer defined in software. This desktop virtualization software application makes it easy to operate any virtual machine created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server or VMware ESXi. Workstation VMware Player provides a user-friendly interface, unmatched operating system support, and portability. Meanwhile, it changing the VMware Player Pro product to VMware Workstation 12 Player. VMware actually rebranding its VMware Workstation lineup and changing the VMware Workstation name to VMware Workstation 12 Pro. With VMware Workstation Pro, the features will be more advanced and comes with powerful features including snapshots, cloning, remote connections to vSphere or vCloud Air, sharing VMs, advanced Virtual Machines settings and much more. VMware Workstation Player is a free download, but purchasing and entering a license key entitles the users to get additional benefits and it is available for commercial use. It has three different versions, which are VMware Workstation 12 Player free (unlicensed), VMware Workstation 12 Player (licensed) and VMware Workstation 12 Pro. This article will describe how to download VMware Player or VMware Workstation player for Windows or Linux operating system. VMware Workstation player (formerly known as Player Pro) is a desktop virtualization application software that can run multiple and concurrent operating systems on one computer.

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