You can now create and manage encrypted VMs entirely via CLI, which is perfect for automated CI/CD pipelines.
| If you are... | Upgrade to build 24319023? | Reason | |---------------|----------------------------|--------| | Using Ubuntu 24.04 host | ✅ Yes | Native Wayland support | | Running Windows 11 VMs | ✅ Yes | Virtual TPM 2.0 & faster NVMe | | Using older v15/16 | ✅ Yes | Security patches + modern guest OS support | | On v17.5.x with no issues | ⚠️ Maybe | Wait if you rely on USB drag-and-drop | | On v17.6.0 (buggy) | ✅ Yes | This build fixes v17.6.0 regressions | vmware workstation pro v1761 build 24319023
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