Category: VMware

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.

Download VMware Player

Go to the VMware download center and search for VMware Player https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/#all_products. Select and download the latest version installer from the list according to your operating system. E.g. If you are installing VMware Player on Windows operating system, Click “DOWNLOAD NOW” for “VMware Workstation 17.0.2 Player for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems”

Install VMware Player

After downloading the installer, double click the installer to install it.

Restart the host machine

After finishing the installation, click Yes to restart your system for the configuration changes made to VMware player to take effect. Or you could also manually restart later.