Vmware Workstation Pro 17.0.0 Build 20800274 -x... (2027)

In controlled tests using Build 20800274 on an Intel Core i9-13900K host (24 cores) with 64GB RAM, running a Windows 11 guest with 16 vCPUs and 32GB RAM:

The new build introduces official support for: VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.0 Build 20800274 -x...

Build 20800274 fully utilizes Intel VT-x and AMD-V hardware-assisted virtualization. Notably, it introduces guest-side Intel CET (Control-flow Enforcement Technology) shadow stack support, a security feature that mitigates return-oriented programming (ROP) attacks from within the guest VM. Additionally, the build improves nested virtualization—running a hypervisor inside a VM—by adding support for Intel’s VMCS shadowing and AMD’s nested page tables (NPT), allowing users to run WSL2, Hyper-V, or even another VMware instance inside a Workstation 17 VM with near-native performance. In controlled tests using Build 20800274 on an

This article covers its significance, installation, features, system requirements, and performance benchmarks for professional virtualization users. chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-17

chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.0-20800274.x86_64.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.0-20800274.x86_64.bundle --console --eulas-agreed
# Add your license later via:
sudo /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-debug --license

Post-install modules: Run sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all