<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
(	O
known	O
as	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
until	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
in	O
2015	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
hosted	O
(	O
Type	O
2	O
)	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
that	O
runs	O
on	O
x64	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
(	O
an	O
x86-32	B-Device
version	O
of	O
earlier	O
releases	O
was	O
available	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
physical	O
machine	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
simultaneously	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
host	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
can	O
execute	O
its	O
own	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
is	O
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
VMware	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
free-of-charge	O
version	O
,	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
(	O
known	O
as	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
until	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
in	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
license	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
use	O
proprietary	O
ones	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready-made	O
Linux	B-Application
VMs	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
different	O
purposes	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
several	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
supports	O
bridging	B-Protocol
existing	O
host	O
network	B-Protocol
adapters	I-Protocol
and	O
sharing	O
physical	O
disk	B-Device
drives	I-Device
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	I-Protocol
with	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
simulate	O
disk	B-Device
drives	I-Device
;	O
an	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
file	O
can	O
be	O
mounted	B-Application
as	O
a	O
virtual	O
optical	O
disc	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
virtual	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
are	O
implemented	O
as	O
.vmdk	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
can	O
save	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
(	O
a	O
"	O
snapshot	O
"	O
)	O
at	O
any	O
instant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
snapshots	O
can	O
later	O
be	O
restored	O
,	O
effectively	O
returning	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
the	O
saved	O
state	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
and	O
free	O
from	O
any	O
post-snapshot	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
VM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
group	O
multiple	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
in	O
an	O
inventory	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
versions	O
12.0.0	O
,	O
12.0.1	O
,	O
and	O
12.1.0	O
were	O
released	O
at	O
intervals	O
of	O
about	O
two	O
months	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
the	O
entire	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
and	O
Fusion	O
was	O
disbanded	O
and	O
all	O
US	O
developers	O
were	O
immediately	O
fired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
Workstation	O
12.5	O
and	O
Fusion	O
8.5	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
free	O
upgrades	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Anniversary	O
edition	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2016	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workstation	O
8	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
that	O
requires	O
an	O
x64-compatible	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixes	O
for	O
certain	O
hangs	O
and	O
freezes	O
10.0.2	O
17	O
April	O
2014	O
The	O
compatibility	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
USB	B-Protocol
audio	O
and	O
video	O
devices	O
with	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
has	O
been	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
prevents	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
device	I-Protocol
from	O
being	O
connected	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
RHEL	O
5	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Easy	O
installation	O
option	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Update	O
1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
openSUSE	O
13.1	O
is	O
now	O
supported	O
as	O
a	O
host	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
causing	O
burning	O
CDs	O
with	O
Blu-ray	O
drives	O
to	O
fail	O
while	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
causing	O
host	O
application	O
windows	O
to	O
be	O
blanked	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
UAC	O
dialog	O
on	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
host	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
prevented	O
the	O
Sound	O
Card	O
from	O
being	O
automatically	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
VM	O
when	O
powering	O
on	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
on	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
could	O
cause	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
display	O
a	O
black	O
screen	O
when	O
launching	O
Metro	O
style	O
applications	O
in	O
the	O
launch	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
a	O
hotkey	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
Preference	O
dialog	O
of	O
the	O
KVM	B-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
causing	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
imported	O
from	O
a	O
physical	O
PC	O
to	O
crash	O
on	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
caused	O
Linux	B-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
to	O
see	O
stale	O
file	O
contents	O
when	O
using	O
shared	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
performance	O
issues	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
E1000e	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0.3	O
1	O
July	O
2014	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
10.0.3	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
OPENSSL	O
library	O
version	O
openssl-0.9.8za	O
where	O
necessary	O
to	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0.4	O
30	O
October	O
2014	O
Fixes	O
memory	O
issue	O
in	O
Workstation	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
power-on	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
hangs	O
and	O
a	O
.dmp	O
file	O
is	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	O
leak	O
by	O
the	O
process	O
vmtoolsd.exe	O
when	O
the	O
guest	O
NIC	B-Protocol
is	O
disabled	O
causes	O
memory	O
consumption	O
by	O
Workstation	O
processes	O
to	O
increase	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	I-Protocol
are	O
autoconnected	O
with	O
a	O
hub	O
to	O
a	O
Renesas	O
host	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
devices	O
are	O
not	O
redirected	O
to	O
the	O
guest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
WS	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
a	O
non-default	O
location	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Network	O
Editor	O
fails	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0.6	O
5	O
May	O
2015	O
Fixed	O
a	O
problem	O
when	O
uploading	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
with	O
Workstation	O
10.0.x	O
to	O
ESXi	B-Operating_System
6.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
guest	O
OS	O
booted	O
on	O
EFI	O
firmware	O
sometimes	O
failed	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
if	O
any	O
mouse	O
motion	O
occurred	O
during	O
a	O
short	O
window	O
of	O
time	O
during	O
OS	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
could	O
not	O
compact	O
or	O
defragment	O
a	O
persistent	O
disk	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
with	O
SUSE	O
Linux	B-Application
Enterprise	O
(	O
SLE	O
)	O
12	O
,	O
the	O
Easy	O
Install	O
path	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
and	O
Horizon	O
Client	O
TPView.ddl	O
and	O
TPInt.dll	O
incorrectly	O
handle	O
memory	O
allocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Workstation	O
,	O
this	O
may	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
or	O
perform	O
a	O
Denial	O
of	O
Service	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
OS	I-Application
that	O
runs	O
Workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
11.1.2	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
OpenSSL	O
library	O
version	O
openssl-1.0.1m	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
suspend	O
a	O
Windows	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
with	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
running	O
caused	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
become	O
unresponsive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
audio	O
conferencing	O
software	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
caused	O
a	O
severe	O
echo	O
during	O
both	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Windows	O
95	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
jumped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symbolic	O
links	O
created	O
within	O
a	O
Windows	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
host	O
did	O
not	O
list	O
files	O
under	O
subdirectories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workstation	O
did	O
not	O
display	O
Regions	O
in	O
the	O
VMware	B-General_Concept
vCloud	I-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
Subscription	O
node	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workstation	O
could	O
not	O
automatically	O
detect	O
the	O
Fedora	O
21	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
when	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
Fedora	O
21	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
connecting	O
to	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
from	O
Workstation	O
,	O
no	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
were	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
Workstation	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Easy	O
Install	O
for	O
the	O
Ubuntu	O
15.04	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
with	O
kernel	O
3.19.0-15-generic	O
prevented	O
you	O
from	O
enabling	O
folder	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
running	O
idly	O
caused	O
Workstation	O
to	O
crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Easy	O
Install	O
option	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
Ubuntu	O
14.04	O
or	O
Ubuntu	O
15.04	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
failed	O
to	O
install	O
VMware	O
Tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
12.5.1	O
Pro	O
27	O
October	O
2016	O
Bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
security	O
updates	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
vulnerabilities	O
and	O
performance	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12.5.2	O
Pro	O
13	O
November	O
2016	O
This	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
Pro	O
addresses	O
an	O
out-of-bounds	O
memory	O
access	O
vulnerability	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
drag-and-drop	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
runs	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
cannot	O
use	O
shared	O
folders	O
in	O
a	O
Red	O
Hat	O
Enterprise	O
Linux	B-Application
7.3	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
12.5.4	O
Pro	O
14	O
March	O
2017	O
This	O
release	O
addresses	O
an	O
out-of-bounds	O
memory	O
access	O
vulnerability	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
drag-and-drop	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
vulnerability	O
might	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
runs	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12.5.5	O
Pro	O
28	O
March	O
2017	O
This	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
addresses	O
the	O
following	O
issues	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
heap	O
buffer	O
overflow	O
and	O
uninitialized	O
stack	O
memory	O
usage	O
in	O
SVGA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
issues	O
might	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
XHCI	O
driver	O
has	O
uninitialized	O
memory	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
issue	O
might	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
has	O
uninitialized	O
memory	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
12.5.7	O
Pro	O
22	O
June	O
2017	O
This	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
includes	O
some	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	O
Linux	B-Application
7.3	O
12.5.9	O
Pro	O
10	O
January	O
2018	O
This	O
update	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
exposes	O
hardware	O
support	O
for	O
branch	O
target	O
injection	O
mitigation	O
to	O
VMware	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hardware	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
to	O
mitigate	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Spectre	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
remote	O
vSphere	O
controls	O
14.1.0	O
Pro	O
21	O
December	O
2017	O
This	O
release	O
delivers	O
improved	O
guest	O
support	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Fall	O
Creators	O
Update	O
(	O
Version	O
1709	O
)	O
14.1.1	O
Pro	O
9	O
January	O
2018	O
This	O
update	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
exposes	O
hardware	O
support	O
for	O
branch	O
target	O
injection	O
mitigation	O
to	O
VMware	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hardware	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
to	O
mitigate	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Spectre	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	O
18.04	O
support	O
as	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
14.1.3	O
Pro	O
14	O
August	O
2018	O
14.1.4	O
Pro	O
11	O
September	O
2018	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
has	O
an	O
uninitialized	O
stack	O
memory	O
usage	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
the	O
vmxnet3	O
virtual	O
network	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
that	O
might	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
14.1.5	O
Pro	O
23	O
November	O
2018	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
contains	O
an	O
integer	O
overflow	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	O
network	O
devices	O
which	O
may	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
14.1.6	O
Pro	O
14	O
March	O
2019This	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
addresses	O
the	O
following	O
issues	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
14.1.7	O
Pro	O
29	O
March	O
2019	O
Workstation	O
contains	O
an	O
out-of-bounds	O
read/write	O
vulnerability	O
and	O
a	O
Time-of-check	O
Time-of-use	O
(	O
TOCTOU	O
)	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	O
USB	B-Protocol
UHCI	O
(	O
Universal	O
Host	O
Controller	O
Interface	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
14.1.8	O
Pro	O
12	O
November	O
2019This	O
release	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
addresses	O
the	O
following	O
issue	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
and	O
Player	O
versions	O
14.x	O
and	O
earlier	O
failed	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
1903	O
after	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
KB	O
updates	O
were	O
applied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
RESTful	O
API	O
to	O
automate	O
common	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
tasks	O
using	O
standard	O
JSON	O
over	O
HTTP/HTTPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
devices	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
connected	O
automatically	O
to	O
a	O
powered	O
on	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSH	O
login	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayland	B-Language
protocol	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
15.0.1	O
Pro	O
9	O
November	O
2018	O
Support	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
various	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distributions	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
15.0.2	O
Pro	O
22	O
November	O
2018	O
Support	O
for	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
10	O
builds	O
(	O
including	O
Enterprise	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2019	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
15.5.1	O
Pro	O
12	O
November	O
2019	O
Bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
15.5.2	O
Pro	O
12	O
March	O
2020	O
15.5.5	O
Pro	O
28	O
May	O
2020	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
15.5.5	O
now	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	O
hosts	O
with	O
Hyper-V	O
features	O
(	O
For	O
example	O
:	O
virtualization	O
based	O
security	O
)	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
on	O
hosts	O
16.0	O
Pro15	O
September	O
2020This	O
major	O
version	O
release	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
highlights	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
distinct	O
from	O
Workstation	O
,	O
with	O
similar	O
but	O
reduced	O
functionality	O
,	O
until	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
v7	O
,	O
Workstation	O
v11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
the	O
two	O
packages	O
were	O
combined	O
as	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
12	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
,	O
on	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
license	O
key	O
granted	O
commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
pro	O
license	O
key	O
became	O
the	O
higher	O
specification	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
like	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
before	O
it	O
,	O
is	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
distribution	O
or	O
other	O
use	O
by	O
written	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Player	O
Pro	O
)	O
,	O
free	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
;	O
a	O
license	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
,	O
also	O
providing	O
eligibility	O
for	O
paid	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
30-day	O
free	O
trial	O
before	O
purchase	O
but	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
permanently	O
free	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	O
Tools	O
,	O
a	O
package	O
with	O
drivers	O
and	O
other	O
software	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
VMware	O
products	O
support	O
,	O
installs	O
in	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
to	O
add	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Unity	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
seamless	O
integration	O
of	O
applications	O
with	O
the	O
host	O
desktop	O
by	O
hiding	O
the	O
monitor	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Architecture
Machine	I-Architecture
and	O
drawing	O
the	O
windows	O
of	O
applications	O
running	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
on	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unity	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
removed	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
Workstation	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
ready-made	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
which	O
run	O
on	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
other	O
virtualization	O
software	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
specific	O
purposes	O
,	O
either	O
for	O
purchase	O
or	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
free	O
Linux-based	O
"	O
browser	O
appliances	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
or	O
other	O
browser	O
installed	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
safe	O
Web	O
browsing	O
;	O
if	O
infected	O
or	O
damaged	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
discarded	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
clean	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMs	O
distributed	O
legally	O
only	O
have	O
freely	O
distributable	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
on	O
VMs	O
must	O
be	O
licensed	O
;	O
ready-to-use	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
VMs	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
distributed	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
evaluation	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIX	O
is	O
VMware	O
's	O
addition	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Powershell	O
for	O
automation	O
of	O
the	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
