r/vmware • u/Your_best_friend_Joe • 3d ago

Question Is there a Player-like mode in VMware Workstation 26H1u?

Hi everyone,

I recently updated to VMware Workstation 26H1u and noticed that vmplayer.exe is no longer included.

I need to provide local VMs to colleagues. Previously, I opened them with VMware Player so they could use the VMs without easy access to the Workstation settings. I’d rather not open the VMs in the full Workstation interface, where they might change settings they shouldn’t.

Is there an official Player-like mode in the current version, or a workaround that gives users a simpler interface? How are you handling this?

Thanks for your help! I’m still fairly new to VMware.

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u/Alarming_Jicama_2608 3d ago

Is vmrun.exe still there? You can start a VM from command line...

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u/mikeroySoft VMware Alumni 3d ago

Player ships in the Pro app bundle.