USB Physical Disk in VMware Workstation

[Sandi1987]

I will replace my Windows 11 NVMe SSD with a new one. Can i open Windows 11 from my previous NVMe SSD in VMware Workstation like VM using NVMe SSD Enclosure?

[fabio1975]

Ciao 

Yes, once you have changed the disk and inserted the old SSD in a USB enclosure you will only have to do "open a virtual machine" and give the path to the folder on the USB disk where the VM is present

[CarltonR]

@fabio1975 is correct, if you intend to open the VMs that were originally created on your previous Win 11 NVMe SSD'.

@Sandi1987 however, you will have to provide some further clarification . . . cos, if you are saying that you wish to open your 'previous Win 11 NVMe SSD' presented as a Virtual Machine from within your 'new Win 11 NVMe SSD' Workstation installation . . . then you would have had to perform a P2V of it prior to mitigation.

[fabio1975]

@CarltonRcorrect observation.