10 Ways To Create A Virtual Machine On Your Pc With Vmware Workstation

You can install most distributions of Linux as well as any version of Windows.

Click File. Click New Virtual Machine. Select Typical. VMware will prompt you to insert your installation media.

Physical disc – Insert the installation disc for the operating system you want to install and then select the drive in VMware. ISO image – Browse to the location of the ISO file on your computer. Install operating system later. This will create a blank virtual disk. You will need to manually install the operating system later.

If you are not using Easy Install, you will need to browse the list for the operating system you are installing.

If you didn’t enter your product key or create a username during the virtual machine setup, you will most likely be prompted during the installation of the operating system.

VMware tools are configuration options for your virtual machine, and keeps your virtual machine up to date with any software changes.