
If you haven’t used VMware Player, it may be the time to get started. And I would suggest upgrading it to get prepared for the arrival of the upcoming Windows 8.1.

If you are already running VMware Player, you will likely get the upgrade notification from the program. But note that you still cannot create a restricted virtual machine in VMware Player. The other minor improvement in version 6 is the support of running restricted virtual machines created by VMware Workstation that are encrypted, blocked USB devices, require a runtime password, and enforce an expiration date. For the version, you would use Other Linux 5.x and later kernel 64-bit. Click I will install the operating system later. Select the free for non-commercial use option.

Search your computer for VMware Workstation 16 Player and open. Other than a price tag and license clause, VMware Player and VMware Player Plus are basically exactly the same thing. Step 3: Launch VMware Workstation 16 Player. Starting as version 6, VMware Player will be limited for non-commercial use only, while VMware Player Plus will be the commercial licensed copy that will cost you $99US to have. VMware Player 6 with Windows 8.1īut the bigger change comes to its name change that also adds a clause to limit its free use for personal only. It also offers a better graphics, faster performance, with tighter integration with the host platform. It’s a full featured desktop virtualization product that not only runs virtual machines but also creates them with support of multiple different platforms. VMware Play, my favorite virtual machine client, has a new version 6 that fully supports the upcoming Windows 8.1.
