) ▁which ▁run ▁on ▁VM ware ▁Player , ▁Work station , ▁and ▁other ▁virtual ization ▁software ▁are ▁available ▁for ▁specific ▁purposes , ▁either ▁for ▁purchase ▁or ▁free ▁of ▁charge ; ▁for ▁example ▁free ▁Linux - based ▁" browser ▁app li ances " ▁with ▁the ▁Firefox ▁or ▁other ▁browser ▁installed ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁safe ▁Web ▁brow sing ; ▁if ▁inf ected ▁or ▁dam aged ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁disc arded ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁clean ▁copy . ▁The ▁app liance ▁can ▁be ▁configured ▁to ▁automatically ▁reset ▁itself ▁after ▁each ▁use ▁so ▁personal ▁information ▁and ▁other ▁changes ▁are ▁not ▁stored . ▁VM s ▁distributed ▁leg ally ▁only ▁have ▁freely ▁distrib utable ▁operating ▁systems , ▁as ▁operating ▁systems ▁on ▁VM s ▁must ▁be ▁lic ensed ; ▁ready - to - use ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁VM s , ▁in ▁particular , ▁are ▁not ▁distributed , ▁except ▁for ▁evaluation ▁versions . ▁ ▁Other ▁tools ▁ ▁Power WF ▁- ▁Prov ides ▁a ▁visual ▁representation ▁of ▁VM ware ▁VI X ▁scripts , ▁converting ▁them ▁into ▁workflow s , ▁or ▁converting ▁workflow s ▁into ▁Pow ershell ▁cmd lets ▁and ▁modules . ▁VI X ▁is ▁VM ware ' s ▁addition ▁to ▁Microsoft ' s ▁Pow ershell ▁for ▁autom ation ▁of ▁the ▁VM ware ▁Player . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁OS ▁level ▁virtual ization ▁ ▁x 8 6 ▁virtual ization ▁Virtual box ▁Com parison ▁of ▁platform ▁virtual ization ▁software ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁product ▁page ▁ ▁VM ware ▁L ifecycle ▁Product ▁Matrix ▁ ▁Work station ▁Category :