VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and IT professionals who want to streamline software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise. VMware Workstation allows users to run multiple x86-based operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and NetWare, and their applications simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines, no hard drive partitioning or rebooting required.

不需要重開機(jī)就能在同一臺(tái)電腦使用好幾個(gè)OS。VMware主要的功能有：1.不需要分區(qū)或重開機(jī)就能在同一臺(tái)PC上使用兩種以上的操作系統(tǒng)。2.完全隔離并且保護(hù)不同OS的操作環(huán)境以及所有安裝在OS上面的應(yīng)用軟件和資料。3.不同的OS之間還能互動(dòng)操作，包括網(wǎng)絡(luò)、周邊、文件分享以及復(fù)制貼上功能。4.有復(fù)原（Undo）功能。5.能夠設(shè)定并且隨時(shí)修改操作系統(tǒng)的操作環(huán)境，如：內(nèi)存、磁碟空間、周邊設(shè)備等等。