Download VMware Workstation Pro 14.0 build 6661328

VMware has released version 14 of its virtualization software Workstation Pro. With this program it is possible to create one or more virtual computers on which a large number of different operating systems can be installed. That way, they can be used side by side, as opposed to a dual boot setup, which requires choosing one OS or the other. VMware Workstation is available for Windows and Linux, and licenses start at about 275 euros. More information about the possibilities of this package can be found on this page are being found. Version 14 includes support for the Windows 10 Creators Update and several new guest systems.

Windows 10 Creators Update support
VMware Workstation Pro provides the following support for Windows 10 Creators Update:

• Run Windows 10 Creators Update as a virtual machine
• Run Windows 10 Creators Update as a host operating system
• Windows 10 Creators Update Auto Detect and Easy Install
• Unity support for Windows 10

New Guest operating systems support
Support has been added for the following operating systems:

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Fedora 26
• CentOS 7.4
• RHEL 7.4
• Debian 9.1
• Oracle Linux 7.4
• SLE 12 SP3
• OpenSUSE 42.3

Guest VBS Support
Enabling VBS (Virtualization Based Security) within Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 running as guest operating systems is now supported on VMware Workstation. You can have advanced security features like Device Guard and Credential Guard within guest operating systems.
Guest VBS support currently is only supported for Intel CPUs. For best performance, use Intel Skylake generation CPUs and above.

Virtual TPM
Workstation 14 Pro now provides a TPM 2.0 compatible virtual Trusted Platform Module for use with advanced security and encryption technologies, such as BitLocker.

VMware Hardware Version 14

• New CPU enablement, including Intel Skylake and AMD Ryzen CPU support.
• Secure Boot, Workstation 14 Pro introduces Secure Boot support for virtual machines to ensure only trusted code is loaded by the UEFI firmware prior to the OS “handoff” process.
• Virtual NVMe support Workstation 14 Pro introduces a new virtual NVMe storage controller for improved guest operating system performance on Host SSD drives and support for testing VMware vSAN. NVMe devices require virtual hardware version 13 / ESXi 6.5 compatibility and later.

Advanced Networking

• Rename Virtual Network (Windows host only), Workstation 14 Pro can rename networks in the Virtual Network Editor for better organization.
• Network Latency simulation, As well as being able to introduce Packet Loss and Bandwidth caps, Workstation 14 Pro provides new virtual networking controls for introducing incoming and outgoing Latency to virtual machines on a per-NIC basis.

ESXi Host Power Operations
The following ESXi power operations can now be performed from Workstation 14 Pro:

• shutdown
• Restart
• Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode

Native OVF support
With improved OVF/OVA support, Workstation 14 Pro provides an effortless walkthrough to deploy the VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) OVA package for testing and experimentation within Workstation. VCSA6.0 and 6.5 are supported.

Scan for Virtual Machines
Workstation 14 Pro now allows users to quickly refresh their VM inventory by scanning for virtual machines. It supports VMs on local folders as well as on network shared storage and USB drives.

Automatically Suspend Shared Virtual Machines Upon Host Shutdown
All running shared virtual machines will be automatically suspended(for both Windows and Linux hosts) or shutdown(Linux hosts only) when the host operating system initiates a shutdown.

Enhanced UI Experience

• IP Address Display on VM Console,The IP and MAC addresses of a VM are now displayed in the VM information area. VMware Tools 10.1.15 or greater is required.
• Auto clean up Windows VM disk space, Clean Up Disks now can be automated upon a VM power off. (Windows hosts only)

New GTK+ 3 based UI for Linux
Linux Workstation UI has been rewritten to support GTK+ 3.