Refer to the documentation for your particular Windows operating system. Setting Up a Virtual Sound Card on a Windows Hostīe sure your physical sound card is installed and configured properly on the Windows host operating system. Sound support is currently limited to PCM (pulse code modulation) output (that is, any application that produces sound without using MIDI). The VMware Workstation sound device is disabled by default and must be enabled with the Configuration Editor ( Settings > Configuration Editor). NET Server and Linux guest operating systems. VMware Workstation provides a Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 compatible audio device and supports sound in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows. Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums