Solved Simple way to install VMware player!

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

Hi,

What would be the simplest way to install it on my laptop running W11 Pro, now.

Hoping to hear back from you experts.

Thanks.

PS: In my earlier thread the experts had different opinion that confused me.....

x BlueRobot · Oct 29, 2022

Here is the simplest instructions - How to Install VMware Player (with Pictures) - wikiHow

That's it.

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

x BlueRobot said:
Here is the simplest instructions - How to Install VMware Player (with Pictures) - wikiHow

That's it.

Thanks will it a try and keep you posted.

Added:

1.Should the Pro's Hyper V and it's subunits be checked?
2. Should I check WHP during VM player's installing?

x BlueRobot · Oct 29, 2022

You should no longer need to change any settings anymore. Please see below:

VMware Workstation and Hyper-V | Microsoft Community Hub

VMware Workstation now supports running on Hyper-V!

techcommunity.microsoft.com

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

x BlueRobot said:
You should no longer need to change any settings anymore. Please see below:

VMware Workstation and Hyper-V | Microsoft Community Hub

VMware Workstation now supports running on Hyper-V!

techcommunity.microsoft.com

Keep you posted, when I install after work.

It implies that that there isn't any conflict, if W11 Hyper V is enabled and VMWare's WHP is checked....correct?

Thanks.

x BlueRobot · Oct 29, 2022

Yes, but WHP is part of Windows and not VMWare. VMWare uses that API now instead if you have Hyper-V enabled.

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

x BlueRobot said:
Yes, but WHP is part of Windows and not VMWare. VMWare uses that API now instead if you have Hyper-V enabled.

@x BlueRobot , simply what should be my settings for 11 and VM player....?

Hyper-V unchecked on11 and WHP checked during install, does that feel fine?

Thanks.

Added:

Or it can be vice versa, IF Hyper-V is checked on W11, than none requirements for WHP to be checked.....Correct?

x BlueRobot · Oct 29, 2022

Yes it's fine, just install VMWare Player and see what happens.

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

x BlueRobot said:
Yes it's fine, just install VMWare Player and see what happens.

Thanks for the expert advice.

Fabler2 · Oct 29, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
Keep you posted, when I install after work.

It implies that that there isn't any conflict, if W11 Hyper V is enabled and VMWare's WHP is checked....correct?

Thanks.

As I said in your other post and I even added an image of installing Win 7 with Hyper-V on.

Anyway, you might find this info useful if you want to install Windows on it and find that VMWare tools is greyed out for some reason. You'll need it to get full screen. I would bookmark the site just in case.

How to install VMWare tools if the option is grayed out- gHacks Tech News

We show you how to install VMWare tools if the option is grayed out. All it takes is a few clicks and a few minutes of your time.

www.ghacks.net

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

Fabler2 said:
As I said in your other post and I even added an image of installing Win 7 with Hyper-V on.

Anyway, you might find this info useful if you want to install Windows on it and find that VMWare tools is greyed out for some reason. You'll need it to get full screen. I would bookmark the site just in case.

How to install VMWare tools if the option is grayed out- gHacks Tech News

We show you how to install VMWare tools if the option is grayed out. All it takes is a few clicks and a few minutes of your time.

www.ghacks.net

Thanks @Fabler2 , for the added expert advice and the posted link, appreciate it!!

Regards!

cereberus · Oct 29, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
Keep you posted, when I install after work.

It implies that that there isn't any conflict, if W11 Hyper V is enabled and VMWare's WHP is checked....correct?

Thanks.

I have explained to you before that type 2 hypervisors like vmware do not play well with the Windows type 1 hypervisor enabled!

VMWare is no different to Virtualbox 7.

VMWare (and VB7) will work with the type 1 hypervisor enabled, but there is a significant performance reduction.

Far better turning off the type 1 hypervisor with a separate dual boot bcd entry as I showed you before.

How many more times do we have to explain this to you?

Alexey2912 · Oct 29, 2022

Hi,

1. Installed VMWare player with WHP checked.
2. Enabled Pros Hyper-V components.
3. In BIOS virtualization is enabled by default.
4. Experimented to run without Hyper-V , it does, (wasn't really a need to upgrade, but none issues).
5. Allocated 100 GB of space and 8 gigs of memory.

Issues:

1. Performed a check by running W11 Multi iso, went ok till 11 key, after gave an error that your machine doesn't support the OS?
2. Response to external keyboard/mouse is erratic., mostly need to work with buttons of the ext. KB.
3. Don't see virtualization enabled in Task Manager?
4. Each time asking for Ctrl +G, Ctrl +Alt?
5. On load up of the iso, get the BIOS type screen, with many options?
6. I assumed, that now any iso would run flawlessly?
7. In TM see 2 extra Ethernet for Virtual machine, is that normal?
8. Should Hyper-V be unchecked?
9. Where would be the location of VMWare's files?

Hoping to hear back from the experts,

Thanks.

PS: Background processes are approx. around +90 and Windows approx. +100.

It's not a dual boot machine.

cereberus · Oct 30, 2022

Well you still failed to listen to me, and I wonder if you really understand things.

1. performed a check by running W11 Multi iso, went ok till 11 key, after gave an error that your machine doesn't support the OS?
TPM is not in free edition by default

Add TPM to a VMWare Player virtual machine for Windows 11

Here's how to add TPM to a VMWare Player virtual machine to install Windows 11. A few weeks ago, Microsoft started enforcing Windows 11 hardware

winaero.com

2. Response to external keyboard/mouse is erratic., mostly need to work with buttons of the ext. KB.
need to install additional tools
3. Don't see virtualization enabled in Task Manager?
ok
4. Each time asking for Ctrl +G, Ctrl +Alt?
see item 2
5. On load up of the iso, get the BIOS type screen, with many options?
No idea what you have done wrong
6. I assumed, that now any iso would run flawlessly?
Depends if it needs access to certain (particularly) graphics features not in vmware graphics emulators
7. In TM see 2 extra Ethernet for Virtual machine, is that normal?
not sure
8. Should Hyper-V be unchecked?
If you do not need hyper-v then leave unchecked.
9. Where would be the location of VMWare's files?
wherever you like - I use a separate drive as these can get very large.

For the Nth time of telling you, it is better to run vmware in native mode with the hypervisor switched off using bcd edit method!
Running in compatibility mode severely limits performance. Depending on pc, it can be very slow.

Alexey2912 · Oct 30, 2022

cereberus said:
Well you still failed to listen to me, and I wonder if you really understand things.

1. performed a check by running W11 Multi iso, went ok till 11 key, after gave an error that your machine doesn't support the OS?
TPM is not in free edition by default

Add TPM to a VMWare Player virtual machine for Windows 11

Here's how to add TPM to a VMWare Player virtual machine to install Windows 11. A few weeks ago, Microsoft started enforcing Windows 11 hardware

winaero.com

2. Response to external keyboard/mouse is erratic., mostly need to work with buttons of the ext. KB.
need to install additional tools
3. Don't see virtualization enabled in Task Manager?
ok
4. Each time asking for Ctrl +G, Ctrl +Alt?
see item 2
5. On load up of the iso, get the BIOS type screen, with many options?
No idea what you have done wrong
6. I assumed, that now any iso would run flawlessly?
Depends if it needs access to certain (particularly) graphics features not in vmware graphics emulators
7. In TM see 2 extra Ethernet for Virtual machine, is that normal?
not sure
8. Should Hyper-V be unchecked?
If you do not need hyper-v then leave unchecked.
9. Where would be the location of VMWare's files?
wherever you like - I use a separate drive as these can get very large.

For the Nth time of telling you, it is better to run vmware in native mode with the hypervisor switched off using bcd edit method!
Running in compatibility mode severely limits performance. Depending on pc, it can be very slow.

Thanks for the response, got it fixed.

Best!

x BlueRobot · Oct 30, 2022

You can bypass the requirements for TPM using the following: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/86207

cereberus · Oct 30, 2022

x BlueRobot said:
You can bypass the requirements for TPM using the following: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/86207

The method I linked earlier does not bypass TPM, but adds support for a virtual TPM.

It is identical to the first option 3 A.

The vmx file is just a text file - edit in notepad and add text at end.

Code:

managedvm.autoAddVTPM = "software"

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