VMware Workstation 12 released 26Aug2015

A little late, I know!

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VMware Workstation 12 Pro Release Notes

VMware Workstation 12 Pro | 24 AUG 2015 | Build 2985596 Last updated: 26 AUG 2015 Check for additions and updates to these release notes.

What’s in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

• About VMware Workstation Pro
• What’s New
• Known Issues

About VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC.

You can replicate server, desktop, and tablet environments in a virtual machine and allocate multiple processor cores, gigabytes of main memory and graphics memory to each virtual machine, whether the VM resides on a personal PC or on a private enterprise cloud.

For more information, see the broader VMware Workstation documentation or specifically the VMware Workstation 12 Pro Documentation Center.

What’s New

The following support is new in Workstation 12 Pro:

• Full support of Windows 10
  VMware Workstation Pro provides the following support for Windows 10:
  • Run Windows 10 as a virtual machine
  • Run Windows 10 as a host operating system
  • Windows 10 Auto Detect and Easy Install
  • Unity support for Windows 10
  • Migrate Windows 10 PC to a virtual machine
• New guest operating systems support
  Support has been added for the following operating systems:
  • Ubuntu 15.04
  • Fedora 22
  • CentOS 7.1
  • RHEL 7.1
  • Oracle Linux 7.1
  • VMware Project Photon
• Advanced graphics
  Support has been added for the following standards:
  • DirectX 10
  • OpenGL 3.3
• Performance improvements for suspending and resuming encrypted virtual machines
• Improved vCloud Air Integration (Workstation Pro on Windows only)
  • Power operation on remote virtual machines
  • Enhanced user experience
• Support IPv6 NAT network
• Tear away tabs
  You can drag open tabs out of the Workstation Pro window into new or already existing Workstation Pro windows.
• Automatically suspend virtual machines upon host shutdown
• Support 4K monitors with high resolution UI
• Support for multiple monitors with different DPI settings
• Echo cancellation for voice and video calls with Microsoft Lync and Skype
• Added USB 3.0 support to Windows 7 virtual machines (with the latest Intel USB driver)
• Improved standard installer
• Added NAT network configuration in Virtual Network Editor on Linux hosts
• Respect left-handed mouse setting on Windows host

The following features have reached end of life in Workstation 12 Pro and have been removed:

• Unity mode on Linux guest and host operating systems
• Integrated Virtual Debugger Visual Studio
• Connection to the VMware vCloud Air subscription service (The VMware vCloud Air OnDemand service is still fully supported)