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VMware Workstation Player

VMware Player 17.5.0 Build 22583795

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of VMware Player 17.5.0 Build 22583795.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of VMware Workstation Player or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

New Security Enhancement:
- This release introduces new security enhancement by providing an improved encryption scheme (XTS instead of CBC) for maximum protection with a reduced performance overhead. Please see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/93071 for more information.
- This release resolves CVE-2023-34044. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0022.

Control Virtual Machines using the VMRUN Commands:
- You can now control virtual machines using the VMRUN command line utility in Workstation Player. You can use commands to perform various guest operations such as power on or off, capture snapshots for data backup, manage network adapters, run an executable program, manage files and directories, manage processes running on the operating system, and so on.

Import and Export Virtual Machines with vTPM device:
- You can now import or export a virtual machine with a vTPM device enabled using the OVF Tool. You can export a virtual machine with vTPM device into an OVF file, and then use the OVF file to import the virtual machine with a vTPM.

Manage Power Operations of Encrypted Virtual Machines using VMREST API:
- You can now power on/off, suspend, pause, unpause, or retrieve the state of an encrypted virtual machine using the VMREST API service

VMware Hardware Version 21:
- Support for up to 256 NVMe devices: 4 controllers and 64 devices per controller

Support for NVMe 1.3 in the following guest operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 11
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022