VMware Workstation 16 Pro

VMware Workstation Pro takes virtualization to the next level with the broadest operating system support, rich user experience, a comprehensive feature set and high performance. VMware Workstation Pro is designed for professionals that rely on virtual machines to get their job done.

• Run multiple virtual machines, containers or Kubernetes clusters on a single PC
• Ready for the latest releases of Windows 10 and major Linux distributions
• Enhanced 3D graphics support for DirectX 11 and up to 8GB of vGPU Memory
• Leverage VM Snapshots, Clones and virtual networking for maximum efficiency
• Move and access your virtual machines easily across VMware infrastructure
• Build, Push, Pull and Run OCI Container Images with the new vctl CLI
• Encrypt and build restricted or expiring Virtual Machines
• Run Workstation virtual machines and containers alongside WSL2 and Hyper-V on Windows

Systems using Processors (CPUs) launched in 2011 or later are supported except:

• Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 “Bonnell”  micro-architecture (e.g. Atom Z670/Z650; Atom N570)
• Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 “Saltwell” micro-architecture (e.g. Atom S1200, Atom D2700/D2500, Atom N2800/N2600.
• Systems using AMD processors based on the “Llano” and “Bobcat” micro-architectures (e.g. code-named “Hondo”, “Ontario”, “Zacate”, “Llano”)

In addition the following are supported:

• Systems using Intel processors based on the 2010 “Westmere” micro-architecture (e.g. Xeon 5600, Xeon 3600, Core i7-970, Core i7-980, Core i7-990)
• 3GHz or faster core speed
• 2GB RAM minimum/ 4GB RAM or more recommended

Host Operating Systems (64-bit)

• Ubuntu 14.04 and above
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & above
• CentOS 6.0 and above
• Oracle Linux 6.0 and above
• open SUSE Leap 42.2 and above
• SUSE Linux 12 and above

Guest Operating Systems

More than 200 operating systems are supported, including:

• Windows 10
• Windows 8.X
• Windows 7
• Windows XP
• Ubuntu
• RedHat
• SUSE
• Oracle Linux
• Debian
• Fedora
• openSUSE
• Mint
• CentOS