Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
There is major news coming from VMware by Broadcom today. They have decided to release VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro for free. This is evidently to allow more to use the Workstation hypervisor apps for personal use. We explore this announcement and how you can download and install the new free for personal use VMware Workstation Pro.
My written write up of the announcement:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-free-for-personal-use-download
The official VMware blog post:
blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html
Access downloads from Broadcom:
support.broadcom.com
Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: virtualizationhowto.com/community
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Introduction - 0:00
What is VMware Workstation Pro? 0:40
What is the catch? 1:15
Business use cases will still need a license - 1:44
Why Broadcom said they are doing this (from official blog post) - 1:52
My cynical take on the reason for the announcement - 2:31
Still a great benefit for home users and home labbers - 3:04
Head over to Broadcom support website and sign up - 3:21
Register for an account if needed - 3:36
How to easily get the download from their blog post - 4:04
Versions for Windows and Linux - 4:20
Running the Personal Use installer - 4:27
You will be prompted to enter license but skip this - 4:45
On the first launch you will select the personal use radio button - 4:57
Comparing this with Windows client Hyper-V limitations - 5:37
What can you do with VMware Workstation Pro? - 5:57
Great networking capabilities in VMware Workstation Pro - 6:25
Wrapping up - 7:00
There is major news coming from VMware by Broadcom today. They have decided to release VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro for free. This is evidently to allow more to use the Workstation hypervisor apps for personal use. We explore this announcement and how you can download and install the new free for personal use VMware Workstation Pro.
My written write up of the announcement:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-free-for-personal-use-download
The official VMware blog post:
blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html
Access downloads from Broadcom:
support.broadcom.com
Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: virtualizationhowto.com/community
★ Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1
★ My blog: virtualizationhowto.com
★ Twitter: twitter.com/vspinmaster
★ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht
★ Github: github.com/brandonleegit
★ Facebook: facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326
★ Discord: discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3
★ Pinterest: pinterest.com/brandonleevht
Introduction - 0:00
What is VMware Workstation Pro? 0:40
What is the catch? 1:15
Business use cases will still need a license - 1:44
Why Broadcom said they are doing this (from official blog post) - 1:52
My cynical take on the reason for the announcement - 2:31
Still a great benefit for home users and home labbers - 3:04
Head over to Broadcom support website and sign up - 3:21
Register for an account if needed - 3:36
How to easily get the download from their blog post - 4:04
Versions for Windows and Linux - 4:20
Running the Personal Use installer - 4:27
You will be prompted to enter license but skip this - 4:45
On the first launch you will select the personal use radio button - 4:57
Comparing this with Windows client Hyper-V limitations - 5:37
What can you do with VMware Workstation Pro? - 5:57
Great networking capabilities in VMware Workstation Pro - 6:25
Wrapping up - 7:00
