VMware released a new version of Workstation Pro to address several bugs and security issues. With version 25H2 U1, developers finally re-enabled updates within the app, allowing users to update existing installations without downloading a new installer. Previously, the app would throw a connection error when trying to check for updates.
In addition, the latest release fixes bugs with VM crashes on systems with Hyper-V, performance slowdowns, disappearing mouse cursor, and more. Here is the changelog:
- When running on a Windows host with Hyper-V enabled, VMs might quit unexpectedly
- On Windows hosts, guest operating systems sometimes appear to be slow and unresponsive to input
- When moving the mouse cursor between monitors in full-screen mode, the mouse cursor disappears
- Vulkan presentation mode might cause several bugs in some Windows host hardware configurations
- On Windows hosts, full-screen mode displays a 1-pixel white border around the screen of the guest operating system
- After rebooting a host, virtual machines with Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems that have 3D graphics acceleration enabled display a black screen or a low-resolution screen without full color support
- When attempting USB pass-through on Windows hosts, the USB devices might not be listed, intermittently disconnect, or fail to connect
Also, the update fixed four security vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-22715, CVE-2026-22716, CVE-2026-22717, and CVE-2026-22722.
There is one known issue in the update, which currently lacks a workaround:
- After downgrading the hardware compatibility of an encrypted virtual machine with vTPM from hardware version 22, the virtual machine fails to start
Downgrading the hardware compatibility of an encrypted virtual machine with vTPM, which was created by using VMware Workstation 25H2 and configured with hardware version 22, to any lower version is not supported. A new vTPM version is introduced with hardware version 22 that is incompatible with older hardware versions. If a downgrade is attempted, the virtual machine fails to start.
Full release notes for the update are available here. To update an existing installation, go to Help > Software Updates > Check for updates.