Software update: VMware Workstation Player 14.0 build 6661328

VMware has released version 14 Workstation Player, skipping version 13. Player is free software to create and run virtual machines. However, a fee is charged for commercial use. Simply put, it is a simplified implementation of other VMware products, such as Workstation Pro, Server, and ESX Server. Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disks are also supported. In addition, several pre-installed virtual machines can be installed via this page are downloaded, such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora. Version 14 includes support for the Windows 10 Creators Update and several new guest systems.

Windows 10 Creators Update support
VMware Workstation Pro provides the following support for Windows 10 Creators Update:

• Run Windows 10 Creators Update as a virtual machine
• Run Windows 10 Creators Update as a host operating system
• Windows 10 Creators Update Auto Detect and Easy Install
• Unity support for Windows 10

New Guest operating systems support
Support has been added for the following operating systems:

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Fedora 26
• CentOS 7.4
• RHEL 7.4
• Debian 9.1
• Oracle Linux 7.4
• SLE 12 SP3
• OpenSUSE 42.3

New CPU enablement
Intel Skylake and AMD Ryzen CPU support is enabled.

Virtual NVMe support
Workstation 14 Player introduces a new virtual NVMe storage controller. NVMe devices require virtual hardware version 13 / ESXi 6.5 compatibility and later.

Secure Boot
Workstation 14 Player introduces Secure Boot support for Virtual Machines to ensure only trusted code is loaded by the UEFI firmware prior to the OS “handoff” process.

Network Latency simulation
With new Network Latency Simulation feature, you can simulate a specific network environment along with existing network speed and packet loss simulator.

Native OVF support
With improved OVF/OVA support, Workstation Player provides an effortless walkthrough to deploy the VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) OVA package for testing and experimentation within Workstation. VCSA6.0 and 6.5 are supported.

New GTK+ 3 based UI for Linux
Linux Workstation Player UI has been rewritten to support GTK+ 3.