Download Windows 10 ISO file
Go to Windows 10 software download page, select “Create Windows 10 installation media”, download and the media creation tool. Run media creation tool (e.g. MediaCreationTool22H2.exe) to download ISO file (e.g. Windows10en64bit.iso) to your PC.
Create a virtual machine and select downloaded iso as installation media
In VMware workstation, select “create a virtual machine” and select downloaded iso file as installation media, then start to follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10 Pro operating system on virtual machine.
Set up Windows 10 Pro
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Windows 10 Pro. If you want to create a local account, you could select “offline account”, and then select “limited experience”.
Install VMware Tools to support advanced graphic features
Follow the steps to install VMware tools: Player -> Manage -> install VMware tools, then file browser -> This PC -> VMware Tools. Double click to install it.