
D3D 10.1 was an important step beyond D3D 10 because it adds Ant-Aliasing and Geometry shaders, and serves as a fallback for many DX11 games and applications that otherwise would not run. New in Workstation is Direct3D 10.1 capabilities, allowing games and applications which require DirectX 10.1 to run where they could not before. This feature also works for remote connected vSphere, ESXi and Workstation hosts (network connectivity directly to the VM’s IP is required.) Right-Click > SSH > Get Working Enhanced 3D Hardware Accelerated Graphics Engine: DirectX 10.1 If you’re using Windows 10 version 1803 or greater, you’ll also have access to the new ‘One-Click-SSH’ feature to rapidly open up a secure shell to a Linux VM. Console views now scale on 4K and other HiDPI screens One-Click-SSH into Linux VM Guests can now be ‘Stretched’ to fit displays with higher DPI without adjusting the guest resolution: console windows can be made larger and readable, and older OS’s with lower resolutions look like they’re supposed to. The all new Workstation in 4K Stretch Mode Workstation Pro and Player have a fresh new face that supports the latest HiDPI 4K display resolutions for both Host (UI) and Guest (desktop) scaling. With over 500 new feature icons as well as updated product icons, the Workstation family has never looked so good. Version 1.2 of the API adds new controls to manage NAT port forwarding and MAC to IP DHCP bindings, allowing users to create complex virtual networking simulations using standard JSON over HTTP/S. Control VMs with JSON over HTTP/S to automate all the things, locally or remotely Quickly command Workstation to deploy, configure and destroy VMs on the fly to rapidly speed up the development and testing process. The REST API allows users to automate VM tasks as part of a broader workflow.

This API is the very same introduced in Fusion 10 last year has been brought to the Workstation platform. Most exciting for us is the addition of a new REST API.


Some of our favorite highlights include modernizing our user interface with 4K and HiDPI support, a brand new REST API, DirectX 10.1, and One-Click SSH into a Linux VM. With features aimed at developers and IT, as well as many overall improvements, this is one of our biggest releases yet. In celebration of our 20th anniversary, the VMware Workstation team is very proud to announce the general availability of VMware Workstation 15 Pro and VMware Workstation 15 Player, our flagship desktop hypervisors for Windows and Linux PCs. Workstation 15 Pro and Player are Now Available! Download Now Workstation Pro Workstation Player Buy Now
