| VMware Fusion 13.6.1 | 10 OCT 2024 | Build 24319021 Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
What's in the Release Notes
About VMware Fusion
VMware Fusion® is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way to run Windows and other x86/ARM based operating systems on a Mac without rebooting. You can download VMware Fusion 13.6.1 from here.
For more information, see the broader VMware Fusion documentation.
System Requirements
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Hardware
Intel or Apple Silicon Mac models.
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Mac models that support macOS 13 Ventura or later.
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Software
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macOS 13 Ventura
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macOS 14 Sonoma
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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What's New
VMware Fusion 13.6.1 provides various bug fixes requested by customers.
Prior Releases
Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Fusion 13 are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:
Known Issues
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Unable to install VMware Tools on macOS 15 Sequoia host operating system
The Install VMware Tools button is grayed out on a device that uses macOS 15 Sequoia operating system.
Workaround: Download VMware Tools from https://packages-prod.broadcom.com/tools/frozen/darwin/darwin.iso and execute the installation steps in https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=1014294.
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vctl pull command is failing on Sonoma 14.5 and later
If you attempt to pull an image by using the vctl pull command, it fails with a "hdiutil: mount failed - Permission denied" error on macOS Sonoma 14.5 and later Host Operating Systems.
Workaround: None
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The multi-monitor feature might not work correctly in specific topologies
In specific situations, based on different hardware and topologies, the multi-monitor feature does not work as expected. You might see issues like reverting the topology to a single screen, or not cycling through monitors.
Workaround: None.
Resolved Issues
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Installing a Windows 11 arm 24H2 virtual machine fails with a blank screen
Installing a Windows 11 arm 24H2 virtual machine through the Get Windows from Microsoft option fails with a blank screen. The issue occurred because of a problem loading a VMware svga video driver included in the ISO file created during the installation of a guest virtual machine. To configure a VMware svga video driver after the guest operating system installation, make sure to install VMware Tools.
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When creating a new virtual machine from an ISO image file, VMware Fusion does not recognize Windows 11 24H2
If you create a virtual machine from a Windows 11 24H2 ISO image file, VMware Fusion recognizes a Windows Server 2025 iso file instead.
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Importing a Boot Camp partition or creating a virtual machine based on a Boot Camp partition might fail with virtual disk is corrupt error
If you try importing a Boot Camp partition on your disk or creating a virtual machine based on the Boot Camp partition, you might encounter the the virtual disk is corrupt error. The issue occurs when you try converting a 4KN disk with 4096 bytes in sector size with a Boot Camp partition to a virtual disk.
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Virtual machine created on a VoiceOver enabled Mac shuts down randomly on macOS versions 14 and later
If you enable VoiceOver on a macOS host version 14 and later and attempt to power on the virtual machine, the virtual machine randomly shuts down. In the console, you receive the The application with bundle ID com.vmware.vmware-vmx is running setugid(), which is not allowed. Exiting. error message. After upgrading to macOS version Sonoma 14.7 and macOS version Sequoia 15.0, the issue no longer occurs.
