VMware is an excellent virtual environment software that allows you to run a workstation of your choice on your computer. It redirects the required system resources such as power, memory, and CPU to emulate a separate hardware set running a different operating system. You can use standard tools, manage files in specific formats, copy data, and more. It is a great tool for those who need a virtual environment to run multiple operating systems on one machine.
VMware 7.1.4 could be downloaded from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. You can run this PC software on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 32-bit. The most popular versions among VMware users are 7.1, 7.0 and 6.5.
The actual developer of the program is VMware, Inc. According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software. Vmware.exe, Setup Capture.exe, vmplayer.exe, vmware-view.exe or VpxClient.exe are the default file names to indicate this program's installer.
From the developer:
VMware Workstation is powerful virtual machine software for the desktop. Optimized for the power user, VMware Workstation runs multiple operating systems -- including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Novell NetWare -- simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines.
You may want to check out more software, such as VMware Server Console, VMware Server or VMware VI Toolkit for Windows, which might be similar to VMware.
Virtualization
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