To create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation
- Launch VMware Workstation.
- Click New Virtual Machine.
- Select the type of virtual machine you want to create and click Next:
- Custom: This gives you an option to create a virtual machine and choose its hardware compatibility. You can choose from Workstation 14.x, Workstation 12.x, Workstation 11.x, Workstation 10.x, Workstation 9.x, Workstation 8.x, Workstation 6.5 -7.x, Workstation 6, Workstation 5, and Workstation 4.
- Typical: This creates a virtual machine which has the same hardware version as the version of Workstation you are using. If you are using Workstation 8.x, it creates a virtual machine with hardware version 8. If you are using Workstation 6.5.x or 7.x, a virtual machine with hardware version 7 is created.
