VMware Workstation 12.5 Player Reviews
VMware Inc. has released a number of products that makes testing programs and operating systems, without the worry about making huge changes to the computer’s operating system. VMware Workstation 12.5 Player is the latest program release to allow the running of a viral machine.
Product Features
The VMware Workstation 12.5 Player allows a virtual machine to run an operating system from a copy, a network, external disk, or from a download. VMware Workstation 12.5 Player supports a large range of popular operating systems that include Solaris, FreeBSD, NetWare, Linux, and Windows. In the past, VMware has been able to run Mac’s OS, but this OS is not supported in the VMware Workstation 12.5 Player.
VMware Workstation 12.5 Player works well with a host machine since you can connect and disconnect devices, like an external disk, once the workstation is running. You can also configure the machine’s hardware that the viral machine is using. There are other useful features like the ability to copy and paste between the host and the viral machine. You can also set up file sharing between the host and viral machines if you need to.
The installation of VMware Workstation 12.5 Player is simple since it just uses the standard Windows installation. There is no adware or special configuration that is added to the VMware Workstation 12.5 Player installed.
The UI is easy to use and clean, making the VMware Workstation 12.5 Player great for all users. There is an option to upgrade to the paid version of VMware Workstation 12.5 Player if you need more features.
Pros
VMware Workstation 12.5 Player is free if you will be using it for non-commercial use. You can create and run existing virtual machines in the workstation. You have the freedom to change the amount of disk space used to run the virtual machine. VMware Workstation 12.5 Player allows copy and pasting from the virtual machine to the host. The hard ware is fully configured for each virtual machine that is run.
Cons
No support for OS X in VMware Workstation 12.5 Player.
Summary
If you are looking for a test environment or want to try out different operating systems, the VMware Workstation 12.5 Player is a great option. The VMware Workstation 12.5 Player can run many, different virtual machines, which you can fully configure to what you need from it. So, you can use both the virtual machine and the host operating system at the same time, which makes it very easy to use the VMware Workstation 12.5 Player. The one downfall to VMware Workstation 12.5 Player is that there is no support for OS X at the moment. Hopefully, in the future, there will be support for OS X.
