<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
formerly	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
a	O
virtualization	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
x64	B-Device
computers	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
or	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
supplied	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
by	O
VMware	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
can	O
run	O
existing	O
virtual	B-Application
appliances	I-Application
and	O
create	O
its	O
own	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
which	O
require	O
that	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
be	O
installed	O
to	O
be	O
functional	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
virtualization	O
core	O
as	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
similar	O
program	O
with	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
for	O
personal	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
distribution	O
or	O
other	O
use	O
by	O
written	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
was	O
distinct	O
from	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
until	O
Player	O
v7	O
,	O
Workstation	O
v11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
the	O
two	O
packages	O
were	O
combined	O
as	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
Player	O
version	O
which	O
,	O
on	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
license	O
code	O
,	O
either	O
became	O
the	O
higher-specification	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
allowed	O
commercial	O
use	O
of	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	O
claimed	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
the	O
Player	O
offered	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
faster	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
tighter	O
integration	O
for	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
under	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
or	O
Windows	O
7	O
than	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Mode	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Virtual	I-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
all	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
earlier	O
than	O
3	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
were	O
unable	O
to	O
create	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
an	O
application	O
with	O
the	O
capability	O
,	O
or	O
created	O
manually	O
by	O
statements	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
text	O
file	O
with	O
extension	O
"	O
.vmx	B-Operating_System
"	O
;	O
later	O
versions	O
can	O
create	O
VMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
allows	O
a	O
complete	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
be	O
copied	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
by	O
copying	O
a	O
directory	B-Application
;	O
while	O
not	O
a	O
fully	O
featured	O
snapshot	O
facility	O
,	O
this	O
allows	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
machine	O
in	O
a	O
particular	O
state	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
,	O
and	O
reverted	O
to	O
later	O
if	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
changes	O
(	O
including	O
proxy	O
settings	O
,	O
passwords	O
,	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
installed	O
software	O
and	O
malware	O
)	O
made	O
in	O
a	O
VM	O
are	O
saved	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
.vmx	B-Operating_System
configuration	O
file	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
edited	O
to	O
autorevert	O
on	O
shutdown	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
all	O
changes	O
are	O
discarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
distribution	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
installations	O
where	O
not	O
all	O
client	O
users	O
are	O
licensed	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
full	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
environment	O
where	O
some	O
machines	O
without	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
licences	O
run	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
created	O
by	O
Workstation	O
can	O
be	O
distributed	O
to	O
computers	O
running	O
Player	O
without	O
paying	O
for	O
additional	O
Workstation	O
licenses	O
if	O
not	O
used	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
OVF	O
Support	O
14.1.2	O
21	O
May	O
2018	O
Host	O
and	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	O
18.04	O
15.0	O
24	O
September	O
2018	O
Guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
USB	O
Auto	O
connect	O
to	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
15.0.1	O
9	O
November	O
2018	O
Host	O
and	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
RHEL	O
7.6	O
15.0.2	O
22	O
November	O
2018	O
Host	O
and	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Server	O
2019	O
15.1	O
14	O
May	O
2019	O
Guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ESXi	O
6.7	O
Update	O
2	O
15.5.0	O
19	O
Sep	O
2019	O
Guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
VM	O
Tools	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
VMware	O
Tools	O
for	O
applicable	O
Linux	B-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Workstation	O
15.5	O
Player	O
Linux	B-Application
installer	O
crashes	O
in	O
some	O
multi-language	O
environments15.5.528	O
May	O
2020Windows	O
10	O
host	O
VBS	O
support	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
followings	O
are	O
minimum	O
requirement	O
to	O
run	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
Hyper-V	O
enabled	O
host	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
new	O
Guest	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
new	O
Host	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
bridged	O
type	O
network	O
connection	O
do	O
n't	O
bind	O
their	O
network	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
's	O
physical	O
network	O
adapter15.5.69	O
Jun	O
2020Resolved	O
issues	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Caps	O
Lock	O
,	O
Num	O
Lock	O
and	O
Scroll	O
Lock	O
keys	O
and	O
indicators	O
behaved	O
erratically	O
in	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
VM	O
in	O
Workstation	O
Player	O
15.5.515.5.719	O
Nov	O
2020Resolved	O
issues	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Guest	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
supported	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
security	O
is	O
enhanced	O
by	O
removing	O
graphics	O
render	O
from	O
vmx	O
and	O
running	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
sandbox	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
virtual	O
XHCI	O
controller	O
is	O
changed	O
from	O
USB	O
3.0	O
to	O
USB	O
3.1	O
to	O
support	O
10	O
Gbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upload	O
a	O
local	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
vSphere	O
7.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Download	O
a	O
remote	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
running	O
on	O
vSphere	O
7.0	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
ready-made	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
which	O
run	O
on	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
Workstation	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
virtualization	O
software	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
specific	O
purposes	O
,	O
either	O
for	O
purchase	O
or	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
Linux-based	O
“	O
browser	O
appliance	O
”	O
with	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
browser	I-Application
installed	O
is	O
available	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
safe	O
Web	O
browsing	O
;	O
if	O
infected	O
or	O
damaged	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
discarded	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
clean	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suppliers	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
with	O
commercial	O
licences	O
usually	O
require	O
installations	O
to	O
be	O
licensed	O
;	O
VMs	O
with	O
such	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
installed	O
cannot	O
be	O
distributed	O
without	O
restriction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready-to-use	O
VMs	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
or	O
Apple	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
installed	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
distributed	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
evaluation	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
supports	O
free-of-charge	O
VMware	O
Tools	O
,	O
which	O
add	O
significant	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
created	O
by	O
one	O
VMware	O
software	O
product	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
any	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
VMs	O
created	O
by	O
one	O
manufacturer	O
's	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
software	O
with	O
software	O
from	O
another	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
either	O
directly	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
conversion	O
procedure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMs	O
that	O
run	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Virtual	I-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
PC	I-Application
can	O
be	O
converted	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
VMware	O
software	O
by	O
the	O
VMware	O
vCenter	O
Converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
from	O
a	O
physical	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
