What is VMware Workstation?

VMware Workstation is software application developed by VMware, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.68% of installations running this operating system. VMware Workstation's installer is typically 739.00 KB in size and installs around 152 files. The most common release is 6.5.1.5078 with 14.43% of all installations currently using this version.

VMware Workstation is most popular in the United States with 28.02% of installations residing in this country.

About VMware Workstation?

VMware Workstation is a powerful hypervisor designed to run on x64 computers, allowing users to create and manage multiple virtual machines (VMs) concurrently with their physical machine. Each virtual machine can operate its own independent operating system, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and BSD variants. With VMware Workstation, users can seamlessly run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine. This software also offers support for bridging existing host network adapters and the ability to share physical disk drives and USB devices with virtual machines. Users can also simulate disk drives and mount ISO image files as virtual optical disc drives within their virtual machines. Virtual hard disk drives are created using .vmdk files, allowing for efficient storage and management of virtual machine data. Please note that these features make VMware Workstation an ideal solution for users looking to streamline their computing environment and run multiple operating systems with ease.

Software Behaviors

Services:

vmware-authd.exe runs as a service named 'VMware Authorization Service' (VMAuthdService) "Authorization and authentication service for starting and accessing virtual machines".

Software Details

URL:

https://www.vmware.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /I{A3FF5CB2-FB35-4658-8751-9EDE1D65B3AA}

Size:

739.00 KB

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