VMware Workstation 17.6.1 is out with fixes for Windows 11 24H2 and more

Changelog:

When creating a new virtual machine from an ISO image file, VMware Workstation does not recognize Windows 11 24H2. If you create a virtual machine from a Windows 11 24H2 ISO image file, VMware Workstation recognizes a Windows Server 2025 iso file instead.

Powering on a virtual machine fails with VMware Workstation 17.6 - unrecoverable error: (svga) svga Exception 0xc0000005 error. Powering on a virtual machine with the 3D graphics feature deactivated and activated Allow hardware acceleration for all virtual machine consoles from the VMware Workstation preferences fails with VMware Workstation 17.6 - unrecoverable error: (svga) svga Exception 0xc0000005 error.

Cannot install or upgrade VMware Workstation 17.6 on a non-English host system. If you try to install or upgrade VMware Workstation on a host system in a different locale than English, an MSI pop-up error appears.

CentOS 9 Stream with kernel versions later than 5.14.0-432 is not supported on Workstation Pro 17.6 as a host. CentOS 9 Stream with kernel versions later than 5.14.0-432 is not supported on Workstation Pro 17.6 as a host.

Known issues in VMware Workstation Pro 17.6.1 include the following:

The multi-monitor feature might not work correctly in specific topologies

In specific situations, based on different hardware and topologies, the multi-monitor feature does not work as expected. You might see issues like reverting the topology to a single screen, or not cycling through monitors.

Workaround: None.

Wolfzz said:

Changelog:

When creating a new virtual machine from an ISO image file, VMware Workstation does not recognize Windows 11 24H2. If you create a virtual machine from a Windows 11 24H2 ISO image file, VMware Workstation recognizes a Windows Server 2025 iso file instead.

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That is shockingly poor as Insider versions of 24H2 have been out for quite a while.

That is one of the reasons I prefer Hyper-V for Windows guests. 24H2 just worked first time.

The last time I remember any bugs in Hyper-V was back in its early days in Windows 8. I do not recollect any with W10/11.

I accept that there are some graphics pass through cases where VMWare may be better, but I find the general overall performance of Hyper-V is superior.