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One is free Player and the other is licensed Workstation. Both run on top of the host Operation System like in Windows or Linux systems. These two virtualization applications are different since Workstation Player is more a basic and non-commercial tool and Workstation Pro is more advanced and professional virtualization solution to create and manage Virtual Machines.

The hardware and Host Operation Systems requirements for these two virtualization applications are the same. Windows 10, Windows 8. For a complete list of supported host and guest, the operating systems visit the VMware Compatibility Guide.

Workstation Player is much more straightforward application and is easy and quick to create and run virtual machines with a user interface designed to be as easy to use as possible. Workstation Player is a free application and a non-advanced virtualization application.

Non-licensed Workstation Player cannot run multiple VMs at once. The latest version for VMware Player is v VMware Workstation Pro has much more advanced Virtual Machine settings and is designed for technical professionals such as systems engineers and IT administrators, etc.

Workstation Pro run restricted VMs that are encrypted and password-protected to ensure only authorized users can interact with corporate data. When a VMware Workstation Pro license is acquired and install Workstation Pro, a version of Workstation Player licensed is included with your installation.

In the next table, we can check all the features and differences between Workstation Player and Workstation Pro. Has we can notice, most of the advanced features are only available in Workstation Pro.

Decide on which application to use for your virtualization work, it all depends on what type of work and Virtual Machines you will create and for what purpose. The hypervisor emulates resources so the guest operating systems assume they are using all physical resources. There are two types of hypervisors :.

While type 1 is more suitable for large production environments, hosted hypervisors are used for VMs run on personal computers. The most popular type 2 hypervisor software are VirtualBox and VMware. In this tutorial, you will learn about the difference between VirtualBox and VMware. The software allows you to run virtual machines on your host operating system. Additionally, it lets you establish a managed connection between the VMs and even the host if needed. In , Oracle introduced the VirtualBox Extension Pack , a closed-source complemental package with additional features.

Note: Another way to create isolated virtual environments is to use Docker containers. Take a look at how virtual machines compare to containers in a head-to-head comparison. VMware has a number of virtualization products. VMware Workstation Player is free x64 virtualization software available for non-commercial use. The company underlines that the free version is for students and educators.

If you want to use the Player for commercial use, you need to pay for the Workstation Player commercial license. It is used for managing and creating virtual machines but works best when running a single VM. You can install the free virtualization software if you have a Linux or Windows OS host.

If you need virtualization software with more features and larger-scale projects, you can check out Workstation Pro. Software virtualization emulates a complete computer system and runs guests on top of it. This type of virtualization allows you to run virtual machines that use a different platform than the host.

The disadvantage is that VM performance is lower compared to hardware virtualization. Hardware virtualization emulates hardware devices from the host. Running the code directly on hardware allows you to enhance the VM performance. Deciding between the two virtualization platforms may come down to your host OS. While VirtualBox works on a wide range of operating systems, there are slight limitations with VMware.

The CLI allows you to manage your virtual machines through the host command line, giving you a wider array of features. VMware has a graphical user interface and a command line vmware. You can take multiple snapshots of a virtual machine while it is running, saved or in the off state. There is no official limit to the number of snapshots.

However, bear in mind that overdoing it can slow down VM performance. You can create multiple snapshots of the same virtual machine where each will have its differencing virtual disk. This feature is handy for testing, as it allows you to go back to a given state easily.

VirtualBox supports snapshots, while VMware has this feature on its paid virtualization products not on the free VMware Player. Virtualization platforms can differ based on the type of virtual disk format they support. When you pre-allocate a virtual disk , you reserve a specified amount of storage for the given VM. This space cannot be used by the host nor other guest machines. Dynamically allocated virtual disks do not take up a fixed space from the start.

They grow over time, taking up as much storage as they need until they reach their assigned maximum size. VirtualBox supports pre-allocated termed fixed and dynamically allocated termed allocated virtual disks. VMware also supports pre-allocated called thick provisioned and dynamically allocated called thin provisioned. You can separately configure each networking adapter for your VM to work in the wanted network mode.

You can connect a USB to a guest machine simply by attaching it to the host. VirtualBox supports USB 1. VirtualBox requires manually enabling 3D acceleration on the virtual machine to support 3D graphics.

 
 

 

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Activate Windows. If you have bought the Windows 10 license, you can enter the product key now. Select the Operating system you want to install. Select the needed Windows 10 edition. I select Windows 10 Pro in my case.

Due to the European anti-competitive practices, Microsoft released special Windows 10 N editions for Europe marked with the N letter. Windows 10 N and KN editions are provided without media technologies. You can download and install these multimedia components from the Microsoft website manually a special Media Feature Pack is provided after installing Windows 10 on your computer or virtual machine.

Applicable notices and license terms. Read the license agreement and select the I accept the license terms checkbox. Which type of installation do you want?

Select Custom: Install Windows only advanced to perform a clean installation. Where do you want to install Windows? Now you should create a partition table with the configuration that is suitable for you. You can see the 60 GB empty virtual hard disk or another size virtual disk if you configured that in VM settings. Click New to create a new partition and enter the partition size, then click Apply.

Windows automatically creates the first 50 MB service partition prior to your custom partition. It is especially useful when you use the MBR partition table with a limit of four partitions, but you need to use the same amount for your work without wasting one as the service partition. However, you cannot simply select the 50 MB partition and click Delete. In order to delete the 50 MB partition, first, delete your custom partition the size of my partition to install Windows 10 is The name of my custom partition is Drive 0 Partition 2.

We extend the first partition to the maximum possible size. Click Apply to save settings. Now we have one 60 GB partition on our virtual disk to install Windows Later you can create new virtual disks for a VM in VMware Fusion, create partitions, and format them in a guest operating system after finishing Windows 10 installation.

Select the partition where Windows 10 must be installed, and hit Next. Wait until the installer copies all the needed files and installs Windows. Is this the right keyboard layout? Select the needed keyboard layout. I use the US keyboard layout for my Windows 10 installation. We can configure the internet connection and download needed updates later after completing the installation.

Windows 10 persistently asks you to enable an internet connection. However, we are not going to turn on the internet until finishing installing the VMware guest operating system. Click Continue with limited setup. Enter a name for your local user account on the Windows machine, for example, user1. We disconnected the internet and are not using the Microsoft account. Create a super memorable password. Enter a strong password and remember the password. It is recommended that you use a password that contains at least 8 characters, including uppercase, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.

Confirm your password. Enter your password once again. Then Windows 10 asks you to create three security questions for the user account. Choose privacy settings for your device. Deselect all settings that collect your data and send the data to Microsoft. Let Cortana help you get things done. Select Not now to disable Cortana. Windows 10 is now installed as the VMware guest operating system.

Back it up. How to back up your Mac. You’ll need a copy of Fusion Fusion The main differences between them is in the advanced features. The Pro version includes extra features specific for multiple-computer use. For example, if you to be able to create linked clones on different Macs or if you need to network your computers together.

You can buy the full license right now or download a free day trial and make your full purchase later. If you have an older version of Fusion, you can upgrade for less. You’ll also need a copy of Windows You might already have a full copy or you might need to buy a copy. VMWare requires that you have a copy on a disk, drive, or an ISO image file opens in new tab in order to run it on your Mac.

This may take a while, so have a cup of tea and watch an episode of Black Mirror while you wait. The first step is to download Fusion You can buy a full license right now or download the free day trial to get started. With default security settings, macOS warns the application was downloaded from the internet and prompts for a username and password possessing administrative rights to proceed.

Next, the VMware Fusion 10 installer requested a license key. The installer also presents the option to try the virtualization software for 30 days. Before the software installation could complete, I again provided administrative credentials. VMware Fusion 10 found my existing VM. The dialog box noted that upgrading provides support for new features but means the VM cannot be used by earlier Fusion versions without downgrading. The actual upgrade required less than a minute to complete. Whereas running Windows on a Mac used to prove challenging, products such as VMware Fusion have greatly simplified the process.

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VMware Workstation Player and Workstation Pro are virtualization applications that users can run in their desktop or laptops. One is free Player and the other is licensed Workstation.

Both run on top of the host Operation System like in Windows or Linux systems. These two virtualization applications are different since Workstation Player is more a basic and non-commercial tool and Workstation Pro is more advanced and professional virtualization solution to create and manage Virtual Machines.

The hardware and Host Operation Systems requirements for these two virtualization applications are the same. Windows 10, Windows 8. For a complete list of supported host and guest, the operating systems visit the VMware Compatibility Guide.

Workstation Player is much more straightforward application and is easy and quick to create and run virtual machines with a user interface designed to be as easy to use as possible. Workstation Player is a free application and a non-advanced virtualization application. Non-licensed Workstation Player cannot run multiple VMs at once. The latest version for VMware Player is v VMware Workstation Pro has much more advanced Virtual Machine settings and is designed for technical professionals such as systems engineers and IT administrators, etc.

Workstation Pro run restricted VMs that are encrypted and password-protected to ensure only authorized users can interact with corporate data. When a VMware Workstation Pro license is acquired and install Workstation Pro, a version of Workstation Player licensed is included with your installation. In the next table, we can check all the features and differences between Workstation Player and Workstation Pro.

Has we can notice, most of the advanced features are only available in Workstation Pro. Decide on which application to use for your virtualization work, it all depends on what type of work and Virtual Machines you will create and for what purpose.

Depending on those needs, select the best tool that fit your requirements. Always bear in mind that one you can use with a free license free for personal non-commercial use. Business and non-profit use is considered commercial use and the other needs a paid license. As we showed in this article, Workstation Player is more for basic virtualization tasks, and Workstation Pro is more for advanced and expert virtualization work with some more powerful features to extend virtualization tasks to a hypervisor level.

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