Getting ready

To download and install VMware Player on the Windows system, follow these steps:

1. To install VMware Player on your Windows workstation, you will first need to download the software. The download for the free version of VMware Workstation Player can be found at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free.
2. On this page, scroll down to the VMware Workstation Player link and click on Download.
3. On page that opens up, select the Windows 64-bit installation package and then click on Download.
4. There are installation packages available for Linux 64-bit systems as well.