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VMware Workstation Pro 16 is a professional virtualization platform targeted at developers, IT professionals, and power users who need to create, test, and demonstrate software across multiple operating systems without additional physical hardware. It supports a broad range of guest OSes, including Windows 10, Windows Server 2019/2016/2012, modern Linux distributions (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server), and FreeBSD, with official support for Windows 11 guests added in later 16.2.x updates alongside TPM 2.0 virtualization. Each virtual machine can be configured with significant resources, including up to 32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM, 8 TB virtual disks, up to 10 virtual NICs, and up to 8 GB of graphics memory for 3D workloads. Key features include DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 3D acceleration, a new Dark Mode UI on Windows, improved accessibility (WCAG 2.1/Section 508), and a sandboxed graphics rendering engine that isolates the GPU process from the core VM for enhanced security. Workstation Pro 16 also introduced container and Kubernetes support via the vctl CLI, allowing users to build, run, push, and pull OCI container images and deploy local Kubernetes clusters, while coexisting with Windows Hyper‑V, WSL2, Device Guard, and Credential Guard on supported Windows 10 hosts. From a licensing standpoint, version 16 is sold as a traditional paid product (with a 30‑day trial), in contrast to version 17, which became free for personal use in late 2024.wikipedia+5
Run multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other OSes simultaneously on one PC, with support for hundreds of guest operating systems.wikipedia+1
Support for “monster” VMs: up to 32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM, 8 TB virtual disks, up to 10 virtual NICs, and up to 8 GB VRAM per VM.blogs.vmware+1
DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 3D acceleration, enabling smoother 3D apps and games inside VMs.wikipedia+1
Dark Mode UI on Windows 10, synchronized with the host theme for reduced eye strain.wikipedia+1
Sandboxed graphics rendering engine that isolates the GPU process from the VM core for improved security.
Container and Kubernetes support via vctl CLI, including OCI container image management and local cluster deployment.blogs.
Coexistence with Windows Hyper‑V, WSL2, Device Guard, and Credential Guard on supported Windows 10 hosts (2004+).blogs.
USB 3.1/3.2 support (up to 10 Gbit/s) for faster peripheral performance in VMs.
vSphere 7.0 compatibility, allowing connection to vSphere/ESXi, push/pull of VMs, and work with virtual appliances.
Enhanced accessibility features compliant with WCAG 2.1 and Section 508.
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