VMware - VMware Workstation Player

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Product Information

Publisher: VMware

Easy PC Virtualization for Windows and Linux

VMware Player Pro is a streamlined desktop virtualization application that runs one or more operating systems on the same computer without rebooting.

IMPORTANT: VMware will not be accepting orders for a short time due to changes. Please note that deliveries are not expected to be available until mid-May 2024 at the earliest.

System:

VMware Workstation Player 17

Windows (64 Bit only)

Operating system host	Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 Ubuntu Red Hat Enterprise Linux CentOS Oracle Linux openSUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processor	A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later 1.3GHz or faster core speed
RAM	2GB 4GB or moere recommended

Guest operating systems

VMware Workstation 17 supports hundreds of 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems.

Operating system
(list of the most popular)

Windows 11
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows XP
Ubuntu
Red Hat
SUSE
Oracle Linux
Debian
Fedora
openSUSE
Mint
CentOS
Solaris, FreeBSD, and various other Linux Distros

Guest Operating Systems

For Hyper-V Enabled Hosts:

CPU Requirements :

Intel Sandy Bridge or a newer CPU
AMD Bulldozer or a newer CPU

Host Operating Systems:

Windows 10 2004

Minimum Requirements to Run Container Runtime on Workstation Windows Host Operating Systems:

Windows 10 1809 or higher

Minimum Requirements to Dark Theme support on Workstation Windows Host Operating Systems:

Windows 10 1809 or higher

For 3D Hardware Accelerated Graphics Support:
Hardware Requirements:

For Windows hosts, a GPU that supports DirectX 11 is required.
For Linux hosts, the latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers are required.
For Linux hosts, AMD devices are not supported

Software Requirements:

64-bit Host Operating System:
Windows 8 or higher
GNU/Linux with NVIDIA drivers that support OpenGL 4.5 and above
Guest Operating System
Windows 7 or higher
GNU/Linux with vmwgfx

* With exception, the following CPUs are not supported:

Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 "Bonnell" micro-architecture (e.g. Atom Z670/Z650; Atom N570)
Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 "Saltwell" micro-architecture (e.g. Atom S1200, Atom D2700/D2500, Atom N2800/N2600.
Systems using AMD processors based on the "Llano" and "Bobcat" micro-architectures (e.g. code-named "Hondo", "Ontario", "Zacate", "Llano")

In addition, the following CPUs are supported:

Intel processors based on the 2010 "Westmere" micro-architecture (e.g. Xeon 5600, Xeon
3600, Core i7-970, Core i7-980, Core i7-990)

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