VMware has released version 14.1 Workstation Player. 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 Creators Update of Windows 10 and several new guest systems. The following improvements have also been made in this update:
What’s New
- This release delivers improved guest support of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709)
- Includes VMware Tools 10.2.0
Resolved Issues
- VMware Workstation Player does not automatically detect the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) ISO when creating a new Windows 10 Fall Creators Update virtual machine
- A Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) virtual machine might display a black screen after you exit Unity or multimonitor mode with multiple displays connected. This issue is resolved with VMware Tools 10.2.0 installed on the virtual machine.
- During the launch process on an openSUSE Leap 42.2 host, Workstation Player issues a warning and an error message while compiling the vmnet virtual network, and the launch fails.
- When a USB network adapter is connected to a virtual machine that contains more than one vCPU, the user, might experience connectivity issues with the network, such as slow or unstable network transfers.
| Version number | 14.1 build 7370693 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Website | VMWare |
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| File Sizes |
90.63MB – 110.45MB |
| License type | Freeware/Paid |