When you create a Windows virtual machine (VM) in VMware, a floppy disk drive is created in the VM by default.
This tutorial will show you how to remove the default floppy disk drive in a Windows virtual machine created in VMware.
Firstly,you will need to be signed in as an administrator in the virtual machine to be able to add or remove the floppy disk drive.
Before Floppy Disk Drive was removed from VMware virtual machine of Windows
Browse to the key location below in Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\flpydisk
A) In the left pane of the flpydisk key, check Start DWORD is 3. (see screenshot below)
To Remove Floppy Disk Drive to a Windows Virtual Machine in VMware
A) In the left pane of the flpydisk key, double click/tap on the Start DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot below)
B) Type 4, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7.
Restart the virtual machine to apply.
After Floppy Disk Drive removed from VMware virtual machine of Windows
最好总结,虚拟机化技术在很大程度上打破硬件厂商对操作系统的限制,即可以在Windows上运行Mac和Linux系统,反之亦然。
目前市面上流行的虚拟机软件有很多,但是实际接触到的有以下两个:
VMware,收费;
适用于 Windows 或 Linux 的 Workstation Player 可供个人免费使用,但商业用户需要使用的Pro版本,则是付费产品。
Microsoft Hyper-V,免费,Windows10自带的虚拟化软件。