Here, under Processes tab look for Vmware, if you find it select > End Task. To cross-check head to Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC. While extracting patch file ensure VMware is not running.

As VMware root folder and extracted files are on C:\ extract all on the same driver.

Tip: Save all the downloaded files at one location and extract them on the same drive. That being done, now you need to extract the contents of the zip file. We hope you’ve downloaded VMware Player Patch Tool. Before doing so, remember VMware requires patching before macOS Mojave virtual machine runs. You can not only create a macOS Mojave on VirtualBox but can also use VMware to create a virtual machine. How to Create a macOS Virtual Machine Using VMware Workstation Player

This the file that contains the operating system. Once all the above-mentioned files are downloaded, extract them using an archive tool like WinRAR or WinZip.