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That may be a simple one, but I have several VMs created under VMware. I have a couple of versions of Windows as well as some installs ofdistros of Linux. My VMware player runs under Ubuntu Linux 16.04. The problem is that when I start the VMware player, it offers the installed VMs, but this disappears when I start the first one, and I cannot seem to get it back so I can start another VM for, say, Linux. How can I solve this issue ? I have the latest version of VMware Player available for personal (free) use.

Thanks :-)

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You can simply open one more VMPlayer in launcher and thus can use multiple VM machines simultaneously. I am using two VMWare Workstation 14 Player in ubuntu.

Deepak Patankar
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No. I manage the business for this product, and it does not allow you to run more than 1 VM at a time by design. What you want is VMware Workstation Pro.

From the VMWare Player Manual

Note: VMware Player can run only one virtual machine at a time. You must close the virtual machine currently running in VMware Player before you can open another virtual machine.

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  • Can you add a link to the documentation stating the limitation of VMWare Player and add a quote of some of the verbiage to your answer? – David Cullen Jun 10 '16 at 18:46
  • http://www.vmware.com/pdf/VMwarePlayerManual10.pdf "Note: VMware Player can run only one virtual machine at a time. You must close the virtual machine currently running in VMware Player before you can open another virtual machine." – Mike Roy Jun 10 '16 at 20:31
  • Where's the equivalent line for 14? I can find a User's Guide, which looks to be the equivalent document, but not such phrase in there. – Jürgen A. Erhard Dec 14 '17 at 20:29