VMware Workstation Pro 26H1

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 26H1 changelog:

What's New

• Added support for 64-Bit VMware Workstation Pro for Windows: VMware Workstation Pro for Windows is now available as a 64-bit application and all binaries, libraries, installer components, and related services are delivered and executed as 64-bit processes.
• Recording and reporting time stamps: You can easily identify virtual machines virtual machines by creation and last powered-on time stamp.
• Added support for remote connections to ARM-based ESX hosts, enabling basic virtual machine operations.
• Displaying virtual machine notes in folder tabs.
• Updated the saved credential format: You can easily identify encrypted virtual machines and remote server in the credential manager of the host platform.
• Added support for guest and host operating systems.

Guest operating systems

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Fedora 43
• Fedora 44
• SUSE Linux Enterprise 16
• openSUSE 16.0
• FreeBSD 15.0

Host operating systems

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Fedora 43
• Fedora 44
• SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 GA
• openSUSE 16.0

Resolved Issues

• All help buttons and URLs in the user interface navigate to the Broadcom Technical Documentation home page instead of the specific Workstation help page
• Help buttons and links are now fixed to link to the correct locations on the Broadcom Technical Documentation site.

Known Issues

• After upgrading VMware Workstation Pro on Windows hosts, ISO files remain in previous installation directory
• When upgrading VMware Workstation on Windows from an earlier version, if the new installation path is different from the old one, ISO image files from the earlier installation are not automatically removed. These files remain in the old installation directory, for example, C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\windows.iso and continue to consume disk space.

Workaround: Perform one of the following tasks.

• Before upgrading, manually uninstall the earlier version of VMware Workstation and select the option to save product configuration.
• After upgrading, manually navigate to the old installation directory and delete the ISO image files and their containing folders.

Download page: VMware Workstation Pro 25H2u1 | Mirror | 274.0 MB (Free, requires registration)
View: VMware Website | Release Notes

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