For testing purposes, I frequently use VMware Workstation to install Operating Systems such as Windows 11. The biggest challenge with Windows 11 is that you need a TPM 2.0 device. When installing Windows 11, if your computer does not meet the hardware requirements, you will see a message stating, …
Continue ReadingMost of the time I use Packer against a VMware vSphere and Microsoft Azure environment. But sometimes it’s useful to use VMware Workstation for local testing purposes. For building Windows 10 images with Packer and using VMware Workstation there is not much information available. In this blog post, …
Continue ReadingThis procedure describes how to install Windows Server 2012 in VMware Workstation. The following versions are used: VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 e.x.p Build-646643 Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter Build 8400 In VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 create a new VM …
Continue ReadingI ‘am testing an unattended installation of VMware ESXi from an USB drive. After every change, I needed to test if the unattended still worked. I tried to use VMware workstation to test the unattended installation. VMware Workstation doesn’t support boot from USB. There is an unofficial solution to …
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