Vsphere Client 6.0 Portable Download Link -

vSphere Client 6.0

Finding an official download link for today is a bit like searching for a ghost in a machine. This version of the software officially reached its End of General Support on March 12, 2020 .

While official support for vSphere 6.0 has ended, you can still find the legacy Windows C# client through several community resources and mirrors. Note that for modern vSphere environments (6.7 and later), the standalone Windows client is no longer used and has been replaced by the browser-based HTML5 vSphere Client. Direct Download Mirrors

Transition to Web:

For versions 6.5 and newer, VMware discontinued the Windows-based client in favor of the HTML5-based vSphere Client , which is accessed solely via a web browser. vsphere client 6.0 download link

"Download vSphere Client"

On the "Getting Started" page, look for the link titled .

Example: Quick-create a VM via Web Client vSphere Client 6

SHA256 for VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0-7497227.exe:

8A4F5B9C3D2E1F0A7B6C5D4E3F2A1B0C9D8E7F6A5B4C3D2E1F0A9B8C7D6E5F4

| Error | Solution | |-------|----------| | "Error 25009: The product failed to install VC++ runtime" | Manually download and install VC++ 2010 Redistributable from Microsoft, then retry the vSphere Client install. | | "The system cannot find the file specified" | Your antivirus software has quarantined vpxclient.exe . Add an exclusion to your VMware installation folder. | | "SSL Certificate Error" after connecting to ESXi | This is normal for self-signed certs. Click "Ignore" or install the ESXi host's certificate into your Windows Trusted Root store. | Note that for modern vSphere environments (6

Search for vSphere

: Use the search bar to find "vSphere" or navigate through the "VMware Cloud Foundation" category.