VMware Workstation Pro enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC.
You can replicate server, desktop, and tablet environments in a virtual machine and allocate multiple processor cores, gigabytes of main memory and graphics memory to each virtual machine, whether the VM resides on a personal PC or on a private enterprise cloud.
What's New
The following support is new in Workstation 12 Pro:
Full support of Windows 10 VMware Workstation Pro provides the following support for Windows 10: Run Windows 10 as a virtual machine Run Windows 10 as a host operating system Windows 10 Auto Detect and Easy Install Unity support for Windows 10 Migrate Windows 10 PC to a virtual machine New guest operating systems support Support has been added for the following operating systems: Ubuntu 15.04 Fedora 22 CentOS 7.1 RHEL 7.1 Oracle Linux 7.1 VMware Project Photon Advanced graphics Support has been added for the following standards: DirectX 10 OpenGL 3.3 Performance improvements for suspending and resuming encrypted virtual machines Improved vCloud Air Integration (Workstation Pro on Windows only) Power operation on remote virtual machines Enhanced user experience Support IPv6 NAT network Tear away tabs You can drag open tabs out of the Workstation Pro window into new or already existing Workstation Pro windows. Automatically suspend virtual machines upon host shutdown Support 4K monitors with high resolution UI Support for multiple monitors with different DPI settings Echo cancellation for voice and video calls with Microsoft Lync and Skype Added USB 3.0 support to Windows 7 virtual machines (with the latest Intel USB driver) Improved standard installer Added NAT network configuration in Virtual Network Editor on Linux hosts Respect left-handed mouse setting on Windows host
The following features have reached end of life in Workstation 12 Pro and have been removed:
Unity mode on Linux guest and host operating systems Integrated Virtual Debugger Visual Studio
Known Issues
The following issues might occur in this version of VMware Workstation Pro.
Importing an OVF virtual machine to Workstation Pro fails on the first attempt When you attempt to import an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) virtual machine, for example by selecting File > Open and selecting the .ovf file, the process fails with a message explaining that the file did not pass the appropriate conformance or compliance checks. This issue only occurs with the Workstation 12.0 hardware version and only with .ovf files. Workaround: Click the Retry button in the dialog box. The import process then completes.
A UAS device connected to a USB 3.0 port on a Windows 7 or later host might fail to successfully connect to the guest When a UAS device that is connected to a USB 3.0 port on a Windows 7 or later host is connected to the guest, the device might fail to successfully connect to the guest. The device might appear as connected in the removable devices list, viewable by selecting VM > Removable Devices, but the guest operating system might fail to recognize the device.
Determine if the device is a UAS device by performing the following steps: On the host machine, navigate to the Device Manager dialog box. Click View > Device by connection. Identify your device by expanding the PCI bus and then each USB controller listed. After you locate your device, right click the device and select Properties. Select Driver and then Driver Details. If the driver loaded against the device is uaspstor.sys, your device is a UAS device
Workaround: Shut down the virtual machine. Add the following entry to the config file (virtual-machine-name.vmx) of the virtual machine, which has a default location of C:\Users\username\My Documents\Virtual Machines: usb.generic.keepStreamsEnabled = "FALSE"
NOTE: This procedure makes the device function as a USB 3.0 mass storage device and not as a UAS device, which might result in a slight degradation in performance while reading and writing to the device.
[INSTALLATION]
- Unrar with you favorite archiver, such as WinRar
- Run Setup and Install, is advised to install in the default directory
- Whait til finnish....
- Insert a very boring Serial in Installation Window