If you run Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, Hyper-V is built-in. It’s a type-1 hypervisor (runs directly on hardware), offering near-native performance. The learning curve is steeper, but it’s extremely robust.
If you or your company bought VMware Workstation 15 Pro in the past, the license key is perpetual (though updates beyond 15.x are not included). You can re-download version 15.5.6 from VMware’s official archive (requires an account) and use your original key. vmware workstation 1556 license key new
Because VMware no longer sells version 15, you have only a few legal options: If you run Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, or