If not, right-click on the Removable Disk icon appearing in the bottom-right corner, and select the option “Connect (Disconnect from host).” Once the virtual machine has started, the plugged-in USB drive should connect to it automatically. To start the virtual machine, click on the option “Power on this virtual machine.” In the main window click “Finish” to complete the procedure. Click on the “Close” button to close the hardware customization window. Select “USB Controller” on the left panel and make sure the option “Automatically connect new USB devices” is checked. In this window click on the “Customize Hardware” button. Name the virtual machine and click “Next” to continue.ĭepending on what operating system you are going to boot with the USB drive, select the appropriate disk size and click “Next.”
Select the guest operating system as “Linux,” and select “Ubuntu” from the dropdown menu under the “Version” section. In the browse window, navigate to the extracted Plot Boot Manager folder, select the “.ISO” file, and click on the “Open” button.Ĭlick on the “Next” button in the main window. Select the option “Installer Disc Image File (ISO)” and click on the “Browse” button. Select the option “Typical” and click on the “Next” button.
The above action will start a New Virtual Machine Wizard. Open the File menu and select the option “New Virtual Machine.” Before we can boot with the USB drive, we need to boot into Plop Boot Manager. Now, plug in the bootable USB drive and launch VMware. This allows you to boot into any operating system that you’ve installed on the USB drive.ĭownload Plop Boot Manager from the official website and extract it to the folder of your choice. This free software has built-in support for USB drivers to directly access USB devices without any help from BIOS.
Since VMware doesn’t natively support booting from a USB drive, we are going to use a free software called Plop Boot Manager.
Note: though I’m showing it in VMware Workstation, the same procedure is applicable even when you are using VMware Player. There are no options to configure in VMware to boot from a USB drive, but that doesn’t mean you cannot use a USB drive to boot and install an operating system in VMware.
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