| VMware Workstation Player 17.6.1 | 10 OCT 2024 | Build 24319023 Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:
About VMware Workstation Player
VMware Workstation Player™ is a streamlined desktop virtualization application that runs another operating system on the same computer without rebooting. VMware Workstation Player provides a simple user interface, unmatched operating system support, and portability across the VMware ecosystem. You can download VMware Workstation Player 17.6.1 from here.
For more information, see the broader VMware Workstation Player documentation.
System Requirements
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A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later.
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Please refer to the vendor's recommended processor requirements for specific Host Operating Systems (HOS):
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For Microsoft-specific HOS, refer to the Microsoft documentation
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For Linux-specific HOS, refer to the Linux Vendor-specific documentation
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What's New
VMware Workstation Player 17.6.1 provides various bug fixes requested by customers.
Prior Releases
Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Player 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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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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When creating a new virtual machine from an ISO image file, VMware Workstation does not recognize Windows 11 24H2
If you create a virtual machine from a Windows 11 24H2 ISO image file, VMware Workstation recognizes a Windows Server 2025 iso file instead.
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Powering on a virtual machine fails with
VMware Workstation 17.6 - unrecoverable error: (svga) svga Exception 0xc0000005errorPowering on a virtual machine with the 3D graphics feature deactivated and activated Allow hardware acceleration for all virtual machine consoles from the VMware Workstation preferences fails with
VMware Workstation 17.6 - unrecoverable error: (svga) svga Exception 0xc0000005error. -
Cannot install or upgrade VMware Workstation 17.6 on a non-English host system
If you try to install or upgrade VMware Workstation on a host system in a different locale than English, an MSI pop-up error appears.
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CentOS 9 Stream with kernel versions later than 5.14.0-432 is not supported on Workstation Player 17.6 as a host
CentOS 9 Stream with kernel versions later than 5.14.0-432 is not supported on Workstation Player 17.6 as a host.
