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VMware Workstation Pro 17.6 | 03 SEP 2024 | Build 24238078
What's New
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
Known Issues
CentOS 9 Stream with kernel versions later than 5.14.0-432 is not supported on Workstation Player 17.6 as a host
Workaround: None
Inline product upgrade from versions earlier than 17.6 will not be automatic for Workstation Player on Windows Host
Due to the migration from VMware services to Broadcom, Workstation Player cannot automatically apply this upgrade.
Workaround: Download and install Workstation Player 17.6 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
VMware Workstation 17.6 Pro Release Notes
Keep up with what’s new, changed, and fixed in VMware Workstation Pro 17.6 by reading the release notes!
docs.vmware.com
VMware Workstation Player 17.6 | 03 SEP 2024 | Build 24238078
What's New
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.
- 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 Player 17.6 as a host
Workaround: None
Inline product upgrade from versions earlier than 17.6 will not be automatic for Workstation Player on Windows Host
Due to the migration from VMware services to Broadcom, Workstation Player cannot automatically apply this upgrade.
Workaround: Download and install Workstation Player 17.6 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
VMware Workstation 17.6 Player Release Notes
Keep up with what’s new, changed, and fixed in VMware Workstation Player 17.6 by reading the release notes!
docs.vmware.com
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