Installing VMware Workstation on Windows

June 12, 2016February 27, 2023 Shahzad Khan

VMware Workstation:

VMware Workstation is a Type 2 hypervisor by VMware. It provides a platform to create multiple virtual machines on your local Windows or Linux PC.

System Requirement:

The PC/Laptop on which you install Workstation Pro is called the host system and its operating system is called the host operating system. To run Workstation Pro below are the pre-requisites:

The host must have a 64-bit x86 CPU with minimum 1.3 GHz core speed.
For Intel CPU VT-x support must be enabled in the host system BIOS to run 64 bit Guest O/S
The minimum memory required on the host system is 1 GB. However recommended is 2 GB and above.
The host system must have a 16-bit or 32-bit display adapter
1.5 GB free disk space is required on hard drive for basic installation and then at least 1 GB free disk space is recommended for each guest operating system
You can use any Ethernet controller that the host operating system supports.

Downloading the setup file:

You can download the VMware Workstation 12 Pro from the below Vmware link:

Download Vmware Workstation 12 Pro

How to install VMware Workstation on Windows:

First of all double click the setup will it will start the installation wizard on your computer:

2. Click “Next” button and accept “EULA”

3. Click “Next” and on “Custom Setup” you can select “Enhanced Keyboard Driver” to handling international keyboards or to have extra keys(In my case I have skipped this) and click “Next”