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VMware Workstation Pro (known as VMware Workstation until release of VMware Workstation 12 in 2015) is a hosted (Type 2) hypervisor that runs on x64 versions of Windows and Linux operating systems. [4] It enables users to set up virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical machine and use them simultaneously along with the host machine.
Product activation is a license validation procedure required by some proprietary software programs. Product activation prevents unlimited free use of copied or replicated software. Unactivated software refuses to fully function until it determines whether it is authorized to fully function. Activation allows the software to stop blocking its use.
VMware claimed in 2011 that the Player offered better graphics, faster performance, and tighter integration for running Windows XP under Windows Vista or Windows 7 than Microsoft's Windows XP Mode running on Windows Virtual PC, which is free of charge for all purposes.
VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. [2] VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture. [3] VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Product key on a Proof of License Certificate of Authenticity for Windows Vista Home Premium. A product key, also known as a software key, serial key or activation key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program. It certifies that the copy of the program is original. Product keys consist of a series of numbers and/or letters.
A related language that produced a lot of virtual machine innovation was the Self programming language, [16] which pioneered adaptive optimization [17] and generational garbage collection. These techniques proved commercially successful in 1999 in the HotSpot Java virtual machine. [18]
On October 18, 2016, VMware announced vSphere 6.5 focusing on a simplified experience and improving security features. [ 9 ] On April 17, 2018, VMware announced vSphere 6.7 focusing on simple and efficient management at scale, further improved security features, a universal application platform, and seamless hybrid cloud experience.
In November 2022, VMware Fusion 13 was released, allowing ARM virtualization on Apple Silicon chips. Coinciding with the release, VMware implemented support for TPM 2.0 and OpenGL 4.3, along with improvements to VMware Tools on Windows 11. [11] VMware Fusion 13 retains support for Intel Macs, distributing the software as a universal binary. [12]