Updated to VMware Workstation 12.5.9 pro version. VMware virtual machine software is undoubtedly the most powerful and easy-to-use virtual machine software under the windows system . The latest VMware Workstation 12 Pro version ( VMware 12 Professional Edition , the most powerful) is specially optimized for the installation and use of Win10, supports DX10, OpenGL 3.3, 4K resolution, 7.1 channels, IPv6 NAT, and supports in Windows 7 Over 39 new features including USB 3.0. VMware Workstation 12 Pro is the easiest, fastest and most reliable way to evaluate new operating systems, software applications and patches, and reference architectures in an isolated and secure virtualized environment. No other desktop virtualization software can match the performance, reliability and leading features of Workstation Pro.
Note: Since VMware Workstation 11, VMware only supports 64bit systems and no longer supports 32bit systems. If your system is a 32bit version, it is recommended to use VMware Workstation 10 .
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Introduction to Workstation 12 Pro
VMware Workstation 12 Pro continues VMware's legacy of delivering leading-edge features and performance that technical professionals rely on every day when working with virtual machines. With support for the latest versions of Windows and Linux, the latest processors and hardware, and the ability to connect to VMware vSphere and vCloud Air, it's the perfect tool to boost productivity, save time, and conquer cloud computing.
VMware Workstation Pro is designed for:
Software Developers
Software developers rely on Workstation Pro's integration with Visual Studio, Eclipse, and other tool suites to streamline application development and debugging across multiple operating systems and environments. Developers can reproduce production web or hybrid cloud environments directly on their PCs.
Quality Assurance
With VMware Workstation 12 Pro, quality assurance teams can cost-effectively test applications in complex environments that include different operating systems, application platforms, and browsers, while avoiding repetitive configuration tasks.
IT Professionals
With VMware Workstation Pro, IT professionals can safely test patch deployments, system upgrades and migrations in an isolated sandbox environment on a single PC. Customer issues can be quickly reproduced, caught, and eliminated in a virtual environment. Experiment by running multiple operating systems and applications while preparing for VMware certification tests such as VCP, or build your own lab by running a hypervisor for large enterprises such as ESXi as a virtual machine .
Sales Professionals
Systems engineers and other technical sales professionals love Workstation Pro for the ease with which they can demonstrate complex multi-layer applications. Workstation Pro can simulate an entire virtual network environment, including client, server, and database virtual machines, all on a single PC.
Teachers and Trainers
Trainers can use VMware Workstation Pro to create virtual machines for students that contain all the courseware, applications and tools needed for the course. At the end of each lesson, VMware Workstation Pro can automatically restore the virtual machine to its original state.
Built for Microsoft Windows 10 and other systems
Workstation 12 Pro is the best way to evaluate and test Windows 10 with your existing Windows or Linux PC. Using the Workstation Virtual Machine Wizard, you can easily install Windows 10 in a virtual machine from a disk or ISO image in just a few simple steps. With Workstation 12 Pro, you can start taking advantage of the latest Windows 10 features (such as personal digital assistant Cortana, inking in the new Edge web browser), and you can even start building universal apps for Windows 10 devices . You can even ask Cortana to launch VMware Workstation directly from Windows 10.
For organizations and technical users running the latest Linux distributions, Workstation 12 Pro supports Ubuntu 15.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, Fedora 22, and more. You can even create nested hypervisors to run Hyper-V or VMware ESXi and vSphere to build the ultimate vSphere lab for training, demos and testing. Workstation 12 Pro has new support for VMware Photon so you can build and test containerized applications that run in virtualized environments.
advanced performance
Display powerful 3D graphics
VMware Workstation 12 Pro now supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3 for a smoother and more responsive experience when running 3D applications. With these new additions, you can now use all applications that require DirectX 10, such as Microsoft's Power Map tool for Excel, allowing you to visualize data in a whole new dimension. In addition, Workstation makes it easy to run demanding 3D applications like AutoCAD or SOLIDWORKS in a virtual machine.
Support for high-resolution displays
VMware Workstation 12 Pro has been optimized to support high-resolution 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) displays for desktops and QHD+ (3200x1800) displays for laptops and x86 tablets, giving you crisp and clear detail display experience. Workstation 12 Pro now supports multiple displays with different DPI settings on the console, so you can use your new 4K UHD display alongside your existing 1080P HD display.
Create powerful virtual machines
With Workstation 12 Pro, you can now create virtual machines with up to 16 virtual CPUs, 8 TB virtual disks, and 64 GB of memory to run the most demanding desktop and server applications in virtualized environments. You can take graphics-intensive applications to the next level by allocating up to 2 GB of video memory to virtual machines.
Support the latest hardware
Take advantage of the latest Intel-based tablets with the Workstation Virtual Tablet Sensor. Combining the latest Microsoft Surface tablets with Workstation's virtual accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and ambient light sensors enables applications running in virtual machines to respond as the user moves, rotates, and shakes the tablet. Whether you're using a laptop, tablet, or desktop, Workstation 12 Pro supports the latest Intel 64-bit x86 processors, including the new Broadwell and Haswell microarchitectures, for maximum performance.
Enhanced connection
VMware Workstation 12 Pro takes advantage of the latest hardware, supports HD audio with 7.1 surround sound, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth devices, allowing you to easily connect a new webcam, headset or printer to your virtual machine. Workstation 12 Pro now supports USB 3.0 in Windows 7 and Windows 8, enabling ultra-fast file transfers with external storage devices. In addition, Workstation 12 Pro improves the performance of Skype or Lync conference calls within guest virtual machines so that you can make clear conference calls from the virtual machine.
Build a virtual network
With enhanced IPv6 support, including IPv6 to IPv4 network address translation (6to4 and 4to6), users can create more complex network topologies than ever before. The Workstation 12 Pro Virtual Network Editor can be used to add and delete IPv4 or IPv6 networks and create custom virtual network connection configurations, making it ideal for testing and demonstration environments without affecting the PC network configuration.
Harness the power of vSphere and vCloud Air
VMware Workstation 12 Pro provides connectivity to VMware vSphere and vCloud Air services, allowing you to stretch and scale virtual machines into the cloud. This allows professional technicians to use both on-premises and server-hosted virtual machines for optimal flexibility and to utilize resources beyond a single PC. With Workstation 12 Pro, you can smoothly drag and drop virtual machines between your PC and your internal cloud running vSphere, ESXi, or other Workstation instances. Plus, it's easy to connect to vCloud Air and upload, run, and view virtual machines directly from the Workstation 12 Pro interface.
Workstation 12 now offers vCloud Air power actions so you can power on/off or suspend/resume virtual machines, saving extra steps and time.
Take productivity to new levels
VMware Workstation 12 Pro User Interface
VMware Workstation 12 Pro gives professional technicians full control over how to set up and interact with virtual machines, whether they are running on a local PC or in the cloud. The Workstation 12 Pro interface includes simplified menus, live thumbnails, tabs, a preference screen, and a virtual machine library with search capabilities, saving you valuable time by allowing you to quickly view and access your virtual machines.
With Workstation 12 Pro, you can now unlabel your desktop as a virtual machine and create a whole new instance of Workstation when you need to use multiple virtual machines.
Protect your work and save time
With VMware Workstation 12 Pro, you can protect your virtual machines and save valuable time with snapshots and clones. The snapshot feature preserves a state of a virtual machine, so you can return to that state at any time. Workstation virtual machines can be easily replicated using the clone feature, and numerous virtual machine copies can be created directly from a baseline installation and configuration. Linked clones are a faster, easier, and more efficient way to replicate complex setups, suitable for testing and custom demos. Linked clones will make a virtual machine copy that shares the virtual disks with the parent virtual machine, which has the advantage of taking much less disk space than full clones.
Run restricted virtual machines
Create and control policies related to your virtual machines and serve applications to end users within Workstation 12 restricted virtual machine containers. Protect corporate content by restricting access to Workstation virtual machine settings such as drag-and-drop, copy and paste, and connecting USB devices. In addition, virtual machines can be encrypted and password protected to ensure that unauthorized users cannot tamper with corporate virtual machine settings.
VMware Workstation 12 Pro now improves the performance of encrypted virtual machines during suspend and resume operations by up to 3x compared to previous versions of Workstation.
Set the expiration time of the virtual machine
For employees assigned to short-term projects, temporary employees, or simply delivering software evaluations, Workstation allows you to create restricted virtual machines that expire at a predefined date and time. Once started, the virtual machine will query the server at the specified interval, storing the current system time in the restricted virtual machine's policy file as the last trusted timestamp. Expired virtual machines are automatically suspended and will not restart without administrator intervention.
Virtual Machine Cross Compatibility
VMware Workstation 12 Pro provides compatibility across the VMware product portfolio and across different platforms. With Workstation 12 Pro, you can create virtual machines that can run across the VMware portfolio, or create restricted virtual machines that can be used in Horizon FLEX and Workstation Player.