Overview
VMware Player is a free desktop virtualization software application makes it easy to create and run virtual machines on a Windows or Linux PC. It can also run existing virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Fusion Professional or VMware vSphere.
VMware Player is free for personal non-commercial use. If you would like to learn about Virtual Machines or use them at home you are welcome to use VMware Player for free of charge. Students and Faculty of accredited educational institutions can use VMware Player for free if they are members of the VMware Academic Program.
The VMware Player user interface is designed to be as easy to use as possible. It is intended for people who need to run virtual machines, typically provided to them by their IT organization, system administrator, instructor, software supplier etc.
VMware Player 6 adds Windows 8.1 support and introduces VMware Player 6 Plus a commercial version of VMware Player. It also removed limitation of four virtual cores, can now start with six or eight virtual cores. More information about VMware Player 6 available here:
What's New in VMware Player 6.0.1?
The following issues are resolved in this release of VMware Player.
- Download All Components Now button not working.
- Workstation or Player on Windows freezes if another application is frozen.
- Virtual machine hangs while powering off.
- Easy Install does not recognize RTM builds of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 disc.
Download VMware Player 6.0.1
The links in this section correspond to files available for this download. Download the files appropriate for you: Download VMware Player 6.0.1
A license key for VMware Player Plus can be purchased from the VMware online store VMware online store.
References:
VMware Player
VMware Player 6.0.1 Release Notes
VMware Player Documentation
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