Met VMware Workstation Pro kun je besturingssystemen virtualiseren. Zo kun je bijvoorbeeld oude Windows-versies installeren en gebruiken, zoals Windows 98, 2000 of Windows XP, maar ook bijvoorbeeld Linux of Unix, direct vanuit je eigen desktop.
Met VMware Workstation kun je meerdere virtuele machines tegelijk draaien, ook kun je gebruik maken van 3d-graphics en kun je eenvoudig bestanden en mappen delen tussen het host-besturingssysteem en de guest. Verder kun je het netwerk van de host delen, zodat je met de VM online kan. Ook heeft VMware Workstation de mogelijkheid om snapshots te nemen van virtuele machines, op die manier kun je snel terug naar een eerdere staat van de machine mocht er iets stuk gaan.
VMware is in 2023 opgegaan in Broadcom. Sindsdien is VMware Workstation Pro gratis voor persoonlijk gebruik.
Versie 17 introduceerde een aantal nieuwe functies en verbeteringen, zoals de mogelijkheid om VM’s automatisch te starten na het starten van je computer, is de encryptiesnelheid verbeterd en is er ondersteuning toegevoegd voor virtual TPM 2.0, evenals OpenGL 4.3 en WDDM 1.2.
Wat is er nieuw
Broadcom heeft versie 17.6 van VMware Workstation Pro uitgebracht. In deze versie is de vmcli toegevoegd. Daarmee kun je vanaf de commandline VMware beheren, zoals VM’s aanmaken, starten of instellingen wijzigen. Verder is er ondersteuning toegevoegd voor Windows 11 versie 23H2, Windows Server 2025, Ubuntu 24.04 en Fedora 40, voor zowel gast- als host-besturingssystemen. Ook lost deze deze versie een aantal beveiligingsproblemen op. Je vindt het volledige changelog hieronder.
Informatie
| Versienummer | 17.6 |
| Releasestatus | Stabiel |
| Platformen | Windows en Linux |
| Uitgebracht op | 02-09-2024 |
| Ontwikkelaar | Broadcom |
| Licentie | Gratis |
Instructies
Je kunt VMware Workstation Pro 17.6 downloaden door naar de supportportal van Broadcom te gaan. Maak een account aan, vul de gevraagde gegevens in en log in. Klik dan op VMware Workstation Pro 17.0 for Personal Use (Windows of Linux). Ga akkoord met de voorwaarden en download de software.
Changelog
Introducing vmcli
vmcli is a command-line tool included with VMware Workstation Pro, enabling users to interact with the hypervisor directly from a Linux or macOS terminal, or the Windows command prompt. With vmcli, you can perform a variety of operations such as creating new virtual machines, generating VM templates, powering on VMs, and modifying various VM settings. Additionally, you can also create scripts to run multiple commands sequentially. For more information, see Using VMware Workstation Pro.
New Guest Operating System Support
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 Version 23H2
Ubuntu 24.04
Fedora 40
New Host Operating System Support
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 Version 23H2
Ubuntu 24.04
Fedora 40
Product Support Notices
Legacy VMTools ISOs are no longer included by default but are available for download.
Bluetooth hub passthrough support has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Workstation.
Physical host parallel ports support has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Workstation for Windows.
Unity mode has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Workstation.
The Enhanced Keyboard driver has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Workstation for Windows.
Known Issues
CentOS 9 Stream with kernel versions later than 5.14.0-432 is not supported on Workstation Pro 17.6 as a host
Workaround: None
Inline product upgrade from versions earlier than 17.6 will not be automatic for Workstation Pro on Windows Host
Due to the migration from VMware services to Broadcom, Workstation Pro cannot automatically apply this upgrade.
Workaround: Refer to the KB368734 article for downloading and installing Workstation Pro from the Broadcom support portal.
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
VMware KVM crashes while running the ‘vmware-kvm –preferences’ command
VMware KVM crashes when you try to open its Preferences dialog by using the ‘vmware-kvm –preferences’ command.
This issue is resolved.
Virtual machines run unusually slowly on Windows hosts
Running virtual machines on Windows hosts as a non-administrator user might result in high host CPU usage and poor guest performance.
This issue is resolved.
Workstation installation fails on Linux hosts with a compilation error
If you try to install Workstation on Linux hosts with kernel version 6.8, you receive a compilation error. For details, see https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=80807.
This issue is resolved.
[Security Issues](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.6/rn/vmware-workstation-176-pro-release-notes/index.html#Resolved Issues-Security Issues)
Security Issues
OpenSSL has been updated to 3.0.14
Expat has been updated to 2.6.2
7zip has been updated to 23.01
