PC Virtualization


Take 5 with Tom Fenton: 5 Things You Can Do with VMware's Free Workstation Desktop Hypervisor

It just became free for commercial use along with earlier permission for personal use, so Tom Fenton shares some of the cool things you can do with this venerable virtualization platform.

What Is Omnissa?

Tom explains how things shook out and what it means to you after VMware's End User Computing (EUC) division emerged as an independent entity, now operating under the name Omnissa.

Running a Free Thin-Client OS on a Sub-$100 Mini-PC

Tom's mini-PC can surf/stream, comes up short with office apps and doesn't do Windows 11, but is perfectly capable of running a thin-client OS in a VDI setup.

Performance of VMware Workstation 17 VMs on a SimplyNUC Mini-PC

In his final series article, Tom puts the nifty little device through all its VDI paces -- and likes what he sees.

Installing and Running VMware Workstation 17 on a Mini-PC

In part 3 of his series on the SimplyNUC Moonstone mini-PC, Tom installs VMware Workstation on the device and runs and benchmarks the performance of a small and large Windows 10 VM.

Baseline Performance Testing the SimplyNUC Moonstone Mini-PC

In part 2 of his series, Tom benchmarks the device to have a baseline to compare the virtual machines he will run on it after installing VMware Workstation.

Running VMware Workstation on a Monster Mini-PC

Tom gets his hands on SimplyNUC's most powerful AMD-powered mini-PC, the Moonstone, sticks Workstation on it and declares: "This thing is a beast in a very small package."

Running ESXi on an ACEMAGIC AD15 Mini PC

After previous benchmarking tests, Tom attempts to install and run a bare-metal hypervisor on the low-priced, small form-factor PC.

Running VMware Workstation on a Low-Cost Mini PC

Tom installs Workstation on an ACEMAGIC AD15 Mini PC to benchmark its performance running a small and large Windows 10 VM.

Hands On with Windows 365 Business Edition

"If you have a business that has seasonal spikes, DaaS makes a lot of sense."

How To Use a Thin Client as a Printer Server

Don't throw away your old printer just because it's no longer supported on Windows 10 -- follow these steps to set up an easy workaround.

Running Android on Windows 10

You can run VMware Horizon Client for Android with the latest release of BlueStacks.

VMware Announces Availability of Workstation 15 and Fusion 11

Today VMware Inc. announced the availability of the newest versions of its virtual platforms VMware Workstation 15 and VMware Fusion 11.

Support for Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix Workspace Announced for HPE SimpliVity

Today Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced HPE SimpliVity 380 with Microsoft Hyper-V and Simplivity Workspace for Citrix.

15 Windows 10 Template Tips for Administrative VMs

Here's what Rick Vanover learned while making a new Windows 10 template virtual machine.

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