Downloading VMware Pro

[RaSystemlord]

How to download VMware Workstation Pro, the latest version for Windows? (17.6.1 or something since a couple of days). I know, register to Broadcom Support and click the Download document - it takes me to their main page. To get into the Download Page - where is it? I have the key and bought several licenses, which are not in the Profile, but that is not the problem in hand.

I gather somebody has cracked this up.

[RaSystemlord]

Thanks Dryst! Really good service.

[RaSystemlord]

The generic answer to this question is this:

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So I tried the steps to get vmware workstation for personal use: 

• You can register with personal email for this it seems. I used @outlook.com
• Go to their support site Home - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal and click Register in the upper right corner
• Enter your email address and the CAPTCHA-code and continue
• You receive an email. Enter the code and continue. Choose a password. At the profile page summary, click "I',m done"
• You should be bounced back to the support page but you are not signed in. 
• In the upper right corner, click Login and use your email address and password. 
• In the upper left corner, on the gray line below the header, click "Software" (next to Hardware), then VMware cloud foundation and then on the white flyout menu, click "My downloads" (upper right corner)
• On the downloads page, search for workstation in the search box upper right. Then go to "vmware workstation pro"
• In the results list, click on vmware workstation pro 17 for personal use and then the desired version
• In the left corner above the table, click on "I agree to the terms and conditions". This is where you will be prompted to "verify" your details. You need to be careful to enter correct details about address, country etc. Nonsense here can cause your verification to fail and you'll not be able to proceed. 
• Once verified, click on the cloud icon after the vmware workstation download to get the installer file. 

[Markku Lehtola]

Hi,

new portal is a joke. I don't have any "site id", so I can't download and when trying to open a "new case" for this, site just tries to "authenticating the user", but never finish. Workstation Pro

[Vivek Wanelkar]

Just register with any email id and use following link to select product for download.

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Workstation+Pro

[Mark Carder]

Thanks Vivek.  That worked.

[janne kroll]

I am doing exactly this:
https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Workstation+Pro

I am logged in with my registered user, but getting this:

[Jesse Gilleland]

I heard someone say "Broadcom is where good companies go to die" and given the difficulty navigating through a simple process, I'm starting to believe it.  

My company is sending me to Nutanix training next month.

[RaSystemlord]

I don't know. VMware Horizon is pretty good.

VMware Workstation Pro is also pretty good, if you don't upgrade version 17.5.2 for nothing and don't try to Download it from Broadcom. You can nowadays find it from anywhere else, practically speaking. You can also Download it from Broadcom if you do exactly how instructed in these pages - do not use intuition.

[Sabrina Kelly]

Thank you. Worked for me.

[RaSystemlord]

I'm glad that it worked. 

However, it is Free now. You can download it "from everywhere" - like from archive.org.

[Naresh Balla]

I don't know why they have to make everything hard. This worked for me. Thanks.

[tyruei]

What a terrible disaster of a site.

I finally found a working link after nearly 40 minutes of fighting through this site, the ticketing site, and the auto-updater...

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&freeDownloads=true

[FireWalkWithMeIT]

You aren't kidding. What a headache trying to find a simple download link.

Thank you for this link. This was the only way I was able to get the file download started.

[RaSystemlord]

FireWalkWithMe: The downloads are not always what they seem.

You can perhaps load some version from archive.org (I used it for 17.5.2. Linux).

OR

you can google the download and use your favorite Windows download site since VMware Pro is for Free.

[FireWalkWithMeIT]

Thankfully the link that Tyruei posted worked just fine and I was able to install VMware.

Link: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&freeDownloads=true

I did happen to experience just about every other issue mentioned on this post before I got to this thread though. Chat support not working, Data not found on the download page which is where you land from VMware's own website/link, etc. You have to wonder if they do this on purpose.

[Sabas Matikas]

Thank you so much RaSystemlord for the this post, it works and helps a lot ...

[RaSystemlord]

Thank you Sabas! I'm glad it worked for you.

On the other hand, since it is freeware, you can load it "from anywhere", just like any other Windows program that you need to download "from everywhere in the Web" before you get Windows running decently.

I tested archive.org with Linux version of 17.5.2. No issues, just Download, install and use.

Alternatively, it has been mentioned that you can still download EVERY version of VMware from vmware.com place. Just search this forum for it.

[Viral Shah]

For anyone still not able to get to the download link, here is the link: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/free-downloads 

You will need to register first and then access above site. 

[robnicholsonmalt]

Thanks for this - I was going around and around a bit. Not the easiest of sites to navigate if you only visit infrequently.