VMware Workstation Pro 17 – Short Description

VMware Workstation Pro 17 is a powerful type-2 desktop hypervisor—software that runs on Windows or Linux host systems, enabling you to create, manage, and run multiple fully isolated virtual machines (VMs) simultaneously. Each VM acts like a real PC, complete with its own CPU, memory, disk drives, and networking—ideal for development, testing, simulation, and demonstration needs.

Key features include:

• Support for modern guest OS: Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, Ubuntu 22.04/22.10, Fedora 36/37, Debian 12, RHEL 9, FreeBSD 12/13, among others.

• Virtual TPM 2.0 (vTPM) and both Fast and Full encryption options to secure VM environments.

• Auto-start capability, allowing selected VMs to launch automatically when your host boots.

• Enhanced graphics acceleration, including OpenGL 4.3 and WDDM 1.2 support for smoother rendering and compatibility.

• Advanced virtualization features: Create linked/full clones, configure custom virtual networks, connect directly to vSphere/ESXi environments, and run multiple VMs via a tabbed interface.

• Container and Kubernetes support via the vctl CLI tool: build, push/pull, and run OCI containers, even orchestrating local Kubernetes clusters without Docker