
Next, highlight your virtual machine and select Virtual Machine > Virtual Machine Settings.

Start VMware Player and select File > Player Preferences. Since you won't be there to babysit the software, you want to avoid those annoying dialog boxes that occasionally come up to interrupt the action. Stop your VM once you are satisfied that everything is working well. Be sure to download and install any additional components you need. Start VMware Player and ensure that your virtual machine starts and runs properly. Please make a note of the VMware Player installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player) as this will be used in subsequent steps. To setup your VMware Player VM as a Windows Service with AlwaysUp:ĭownload and install AlwaysUp, if necessary.ĭownload and install VMware Player, if necessary.

Simply select Advisor from the Application menu and follow the straightforward prompts. The new Application Advisor will help you install VMware Player as a Windows Service with all our recommended settings - in just a few clicks. AlwaysUp version 13 (released in October 2021) introduced a very easy way to make VMware Player start at boot and run 24/7.
