VMware - VMware Workstation

VMware Pro 17

The most powerful virtualisation for Windows and Linux.

Next generation VMware desktop hypervisors for Windows and Linux.

• Run almost any operating system on Windows or Linux.
• Development and test functions for any platform.
• Run almost all programs from a single device.

New features

• Now with support for Windows 11 hosts and guest operating systems.
• New virtual TPM 2.0 security device
• Fast encryption for security with maximum performance.
• OpenGL 4.3 graphics capabilities on Windows and Linux virtual machines.

Standard features

• Windows DirectX 11 games and apps
• Execute, create, transfer and retrieve OCI containers with vctl or docker-machine.
• Deploy Kubernetes environments on desktops.
• Monster VMs with up to 32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM and 8 GB VRAM.
• Accessibility through the use of speech output and other assistive technologies.
• vSphere 8 support for local deployments and remote connections.
• High performance file transfers and copy/insert between host and guest.
• Security: Maximum isolation by running the vGPU rendering engine in an isolated sandbox.
• New dark mode
• Windows Hyper-V mode support
• Support for the latest Windows 10 and Windows 11 and major Linux operating system versions.
• Vulkan Rendering Engine on Linux hosts with integrated Intel GPUs.

Working with Workstation Pro

IT professionals

• Run virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes clusters compatible with your enterprise data centre directly üfrom your laptop.

• IT service providers can install operating systems and software on any number of VMs.
• Create new servers quickly and avoid the need for hardware purchases when a new server is needed.

Company

• Provide additional security to your productivity software users by providing a secure sandbox to run secondary operating systems for any application area.
• Run multiple applications and operating system workloads on a single server for better resource management.
• Distribute workloads across underutilised servers to accelerate performance and prevent failures.

Developers

• Create multiple operating systems and test browser compatibility to develop cross-platform or cloud-based apps&li> over your desktop.
• Test new operating system updates and patches in a secure environment before live deployment.
• Securely share files and paths on the host for multiple guests simultaneously.

Gaming and learning with Workstation:

Gamer

• Run Mac games directly üthrough your Windows or Linux

Students

• Development and testing features for any platform.

Occasional and productive users

• Run almost any operating system on Windows or Linux