VMware Workstation Pro 25H2u1

VMware Workstation provides a seamless way to access all of the virtual machines you need, regardless of where they are running. Remotely connect to virtual machines running on VMware vSphere, ESXi or another copy of VMware Workstation. Workstation’s web interface lets you access local and server hosted virtual machines from your PC, smart phone, tablet or any device with a modern browser. Run applications on multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows and more at the same time on the same PC without rebooting. Evaluate and test new operating systems, applications and patches in an isolated environment.

Take Your Productivity to the Next Level

• Run applications on multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows and more at the same time on the same PC without rebooting.
• Evaluate and test new operating systems, applications and patches in an isolated environment.
• Demonstrate complex software applications on a single laptop in a repeatable, reliable manner.
• Consolidate multiple computers running web servers, database servers, etc. onto a single machine.
• Build reference architectures for evaluation before deploying into production.
• Simply drag and drop to move your virtual machines from your PC to vSphere, or the cloud.

VMware Workstation Pro 25H2u1 changelog:

• Re-enabled the Check for updates option to check for new releases.
• This release resolves CVE-2026-22715, CVE-2026-22716, CVE-2026-22717, and CVE-2026-22722. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on Broadcom products, see VMSA-2026-0002.

Resolved Issues
When running on a Windows host with Hyper-V enabled, VMs might quit unexpectedly

• When running on а Windows host with Hyper-V enabled, Workstation Pro 25H2 does not support nested virtualization. Virtual machines configured with "vhv.enable = TRUE" might possibly report "unrecoverable error". This issue is resolved in this release. When powering on a VM that is configured to use nested virtualization on a host with Hyper-V, an error message is displayed.

On Windows hosts, guest operating systems sometimes appear to be slow and unresponsive to input

• When receiving input by the guest operating system, VMware Workstation on Windows hosts might fail to redraw the guest screen, creating the perception of the guest operating system being slow. Therefore, when updating visual elements, the guest operating systems might seem unresponsive to user input or the guest screen seems to lag. This issue is fixed in this release.

When moving the mouse cursor between monitors in full screen mode, the mouse cursor disappears

• When using Workstation Pro on a Windows host that has focus follows mouse enabled and a virtual machine is in full screen mode with multiple monitors, moving the mouse cursor between monitors results in the mouse cursor disappearing. This issue is resolved in this release.

Vulkan presentation mode might cause several bugs in some Windows host hardware configurations

VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 enabled a new Vulkan presentation mode that exhibited several bugs in some host hardware configurations, for example:

• When powering on a virtual machine, the display of the Windows host might permanently dim until the host is rebooted.
• When entering full screen mode on a Windows host, the toolbar is no longer visible.
• This issue is resolved in this release and the Vulkan and DirectX 12 presentation modes are deactivated by default.

On Windows hosts, full screen mode displays a 1 pixel white border around the screen of the guest operating system

• This issue is resolved in this release.

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

• This issue is resolved in this release.

When attempting USB pass-through on Windows hosts, the USB devices might not be listed, intermittently disconnect, or fail to connect

• When attempting USB pass-through on a Windows host, a sudden disconnection from USBArbitrator might occur and the enumerated device information is not available. This issue is fixed in this release.

Known Issues

• 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, that 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 downgrade is attempted, the virtual machine fails to start.
• Workaround: None.

Download page: VMware Workstation Pro 25H2u1 | Mirror | 278.0 MB (Free, requires registration)
View: VMware Website | Release Notes

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