| VMware Workstation Pro 17.0 | 17 NOV 2022 | Build 20800274 Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
About VMware Workstation Pro
VMware Workstation Pro™ enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC.
You can replicate server, desktop, and tablet environments in a virtual machine and allocate multiple processor cores, gigabytes of main memory, and graphics memory to each virtual machine, whether the virtual machine resides on a personal PC or on a private enterprise cloud.
For more information, see the VMware Workstation Pro 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
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Auto Start Virtual Machine
You can now configure the local virtual machines to start automatically when the host machine boots up.
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New Guest Operating System Support
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Microsoft Windows 11
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022
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RHEL 9
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Debian 11.x
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Ubuntu 22.04
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New Virtual Trusted Platform Module 2.0
Workstation Pro now offers a virtual Trusted Platform Module (version 2.0) device to support Windows 11 and other operating systems that require a TPM.
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New Full or Fast Encryption features
You can now choose between security (Full) and performance (Fast) options for encyption.
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Improved Graphics Support: OpenGL 4.3
Workstation Pro now supports OpenGL 4.3 for the virtual machines.
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Guest Operating System Requirements
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Windows 7 or higher
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Linux with Mesa 22.0.0 and Linux kernel 5.16.0
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Support for WDDM 1.2
Workstation Pro now supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) version 1.2 for the virtual machines.
Product Support Notices
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The option to map or mount a virtual disk to a drive on the host system is no longer available in Workstation Pro.
Prior Releases
Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Pro 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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In the Virtual Machine Wizard, Workstation might show an incorrect version for a selected ISO image of the FreeBSD Operating System
While creating a virtual machine, if you select the ISO image of the FreeBSD 12.x or 13.x operating system, the Virtual Machine Wizard shows an incorrect version of the FreeBSD operating system.
Note:This does not impact the installation of the operating system. You can manually change the guest operating system type when the VM is powered off.
Manually set the operating system type to the corresponding version of FreeBSD.
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If you configure Auto Start for a virtual machine, the virtual machine console might show a blank screen when the host machine boots up
If you configure the Auto Start feature for a virtual machine, when a host machine starts, the vmware-vmx.exe process powers on the virtual machine. When the host machine starts without a user logging into the Windows, the vmware-vmx.exe process runs on Session 0. The Windows Session 0 isolation security restricts the video rendering of the virtual machine. This results in a blank screen that appears on the virtual machine console.
Workaround:
You can use the following workarounds to see the virtual machine user interface:
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Use an alternate way to connect and see the virtual machine user interface. For example, VNC Viewer or Remote Desktop Viewer.
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Suspend the virtual machine, and then resume the virtual machine in Workstation Pro.
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Resolved Issues
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USBarbitrator64.exe on the Host is crashing while searching Bluetooth devices inside the guest virtual machine
When you try to add a Bluetooth device to a virtual machine, USBArbitrator.exe on the Host crashes, and the Bluetooth device fails to connect to the virtual machine.
This issue is resolved.
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Cannot open multiple virtual machines at the same time
If more than one virtual machine runs and shares a common VM directory, you cannot open more than one such virtual machine at the same time.
This issue is resolved.
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For the Fedora 64-bit guest operating system, you cannot specify the firmware
When you try to create a virtual machine with the Fedora 64-bit guest operating system, you do not get the option to choose between UEFI and BIOS firmware in the New Virtual Machine Wizard.
This issue is resolved.
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Unclear images appear on the Microsoft Edge browser
On a virtual machine with Windows guest operating system, unclear images appear on the Microsoft Edge browser.
This issue is resolved.
Security Issues
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OpenSSL has been updated to 1.1.1q.
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Python has been updated to 3.10.4.
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Libgcrypt has been updated to 1.10.0.
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zlib has been updated to 1.2.12.
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Expat has been updated to 2.4.9.
