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Direct Launch – Drag guest applications from the Unity start menu directly onto the host desktop. Double-
click the shortcut to open the guest application. The shortcut remains on the desktop after you exit Unity
and close VMware Player.
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OVF 1.0 Support – Import or export virtual machines and vApps to upload them to VMware vSphere or
VMware Cloud. The VMware OVF tool is a command-line utility bundled in the VMware Player installer.
Use this tool along with VMware Player to convert VMware .vmx files to .ovf format or vice versa. VMware
recommends that you use the OVF command-line utility. For more information, see the OVF Tool User
Guide.
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Eight-Way SMP Support – Create and run virtual machines with a total of up to eight-processor cores.
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2TB Virtual Disk Support – Maximum virtual disks and raw disks size increased from 950GB to 2TB.
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Memory Management – User interface enhancements have simplified the handling of increased virtual
memory capacity.
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User Experience Improvement Program – Help VMware improve future versions of the product by
participating in the User Experience Improvement Program. Participation in the program is voluntary
and you can opt out at any time. When you participate in the User Experience Improvement Program,
your computer sends anonymous information to VMware, which may include product configuration,
virtual machine configuration, usage and performance data, and information about your host system
specifications and configuration.
The User Experience Improvement Program does not collect any personal data, such as your name,
address, telephone number, or email address that can be used to identify or contact you. No user
identifiable data such as the product license key or MAC address are sent to VMware. VMware does not
store your IP address with the data that is collected.
For more information about the User Experience Improvement Program, click the Learn More link during
installation or from the VMware Player Player Preferences menu.
For more instructions about how to use these features, select Help > Help Topics to view the online help
provided in VMware Player.
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