No further action is required to receive your upgrade. Please allow up to 48 hours after General Availability of Workstation 16 Pro to get your new license key(s). If you purchased VMware Workstation 15 Pro from the VMware online store or an authorized VMware partner on or after August 15th, 2020, you will automatically receive your new VMware Workstation 16 Pro license key(s) via email after the General Availability of Workstation 16 Pro.Xeon 5600, Xeon 3600, Core i7-970, Core i7-980, Core i7-990)Ĭustomers who purchased VMware Workstation 15 Pro or Player beginning August 15th, 2020 are covered by the Technology Guarantee Program for VMware Workstation, and are eligible for a complimentary electronic upgrade to VMware Workstation 16 Pro or Player depending on the upgrading license, when they become generally available:

Intel processors based on the 2010 “Westmere” micro-architecture (e.g.

In addition, the following CPUs are supported: code-named “Hondo”, “Ontario”, “Zacate”, “Llano”)

Systems using AMD processors based on the “Llano” and “Bobcat” micro-architectures (e.g.

Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 “Saltwell” micro-architecture (e.g.

Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 “Bonnell” micro-architecture (e.g.* With exception, the following CPUs are not supported: GNU/Linux with NVIDIA drivers that support OpenGL 4.5 and above.For Linux hosts, AMD devices are not supported.For Linux hosts, the latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers are required.For Windows hosts, a GPU that supports DirectX 11.1 is required.See the VMware Compatibility Guide for a complete list of supported host and guest operating systems.įor 3D Hardware Accelerated Graphics Support: Solaris, FreeBSD, and various other Linux Distros.VMware Workstation 16 supports hundreds of 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems. Please refer to vendor's recommended disk space for specific guest operating systems.Additional hard disk space required for each virtual machine.2 GB of available disk space for the application.Note that Windows 7 hosts are no longer supported, Workstation 16 will not function on them. 2GB RAM minimum/ 4GB RAM or more recommended.A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later *.VMware Workstation runs on standard x86-based hardware with 64-bit Intel and AMD processors, and on 64-bit Windows or Linux host operating systems.

Vmware workstation pro requirements