System Requirements​

• A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later.

• Please refer to the vendor's recommended processor requirements for specific Host Operating Systems (HOS):

  • For Microsoft-specific HOS, refer to the Microsoft documentation

  • For Linux-specific HOS, refer to the Linux Vendor-specific documentation

What's New​

• Auto Start Virtual Machine

  You can now configure the local virtual machines to start automatically when the host machine boots up.
   

• New Guest Operating System Support

  • Microsoft Windows 11

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • RHEL 9

  • Debian 11.x

  • Ubuntu 22.04
     

• 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.
   

• New Full or Fast Encryption features

  You can now choose between security (Full) and performance (Fast) options for encyption.
   

• Improved Graphics Support: OpenGL 4.3

  Workstation Pro now supports OpenGL 4.3 for the virtual machines.

  • Guest Operating System Requirements

    • Windows 7 or higher

    • Linux with Mesa 22.0.0 and Linux kernel 5.16.0
       

• Support for WDDM 1.2

  Workstation Pro now supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) version 1.2 for the virtual machines.

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:
 

• VMware Workstation 17.0.0 Pro
• VMware Workstation 16.2.3 Pro

Known Issues

• 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.
   

• If you configure Auto Start for a virtual machine, the virtual machine console might show a blank screen when the host machine boots up
   

  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:

  • Use an alternate way to connect and see the virtual machine user interface. For example, VNC Viewer or Remote Desktop Viewer.

  • Suspend the virtual machine, and then resume the virtual machine in Workstation Pro.

Resolved Issues

• 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.
   

• 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.
   

• 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.
   

• 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

Security Issues

• OpenSSL has been updated to 1.1.1q.

• Python has been updated to 3.10.4.

• Libgcrypt has been updated to 1.10.0.

• zlib has been updated to 1.2.12.

• Expat has been updated to 2.4.9.