Performance of VMware Workstation 17 VMs on a SimplyNUC Mini-PC — Virtualization Review

Performance of VMware Workstation 17 VMs on a SimplyNUC Mini-PC — Virtualization Review

In-Depth Performance of VMware Workstation 17 VMs on a SimplyNUC Mini-PC In this series of articles, I looked at SimplyNUC’s latest AMD-powered mini-PC, the Moonstone. I found that it was a very powerful and well-built 4-inch x 4-inch PC with outstanding performance capabilities. I also looked at VMware Workstation 17 and some of its capabilities. … Read more

Installing and Running VMware Workstation 17 on a Mini-PC — Virtualization Review

Installing and Running VMware Workstation 17 on a Mini-PC — Virtualization Review

In-Depth Installing and Running VMware Workstation 17 on a Mini-PC I looked at the SimplyNUC Ryzen 9-7940HS processor mini-PC in a previous article and found its eight-core/16-thread Ryzen 9-7940HS processor very performant. This led me to believe that VMware Workstation would perform very well on it. If you are coming into this series of articles … Read more

Running VMware Workstation on a Monster Mini-PC — Virtualization Review

Running VMware Workstation on a Monster Mini-PC — Virtualization Review

In-Depth Running VMware Workstation on a Monster Mini-PC SimplyNUC recently released its most powerful AMD-powered mini-PC, the Moonstone, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one! Spoiler alert: This thing is a beast in a very small package. [Click on image for larger view.] My job as a technical marketing engineer at … Read more

VMmare Workstation Pro and Player 17.5 are out with improved vTPM support, fixes, and more

VMmare Workstation Pro and Player 17.5 are out with improved vTPM support, fixes, and more

VMware Workstation Pro and Player version 17.5 are now available for download. The latest virtualization software from VMware delivers security enhancements, VMRUN commands for controlling virtual machines, an option to export or import virtual machines with vTPM, improved hardware support, and numerous fixes. Here are the changelogs. What is new in VMware Workstation Pro and … Read more

Running VMware Workstation on a Low-Cost Mini PC — Virtualization Review

Running VMware Workstation on a Low-Cost Mini PC — Virtualization Review

How-To Running VMware Workstation on a Low-Cost Mini PC I ran some benchmarking tools on the ACEMAGIC AD15 Mini PC in a previous article. I found that it was very performant with its 8-core/16-thread Intel Core i7 11800H Processor. This led me to believe that VMware Workstation would perform very well on it. Workstation is … Read more

How to Pass Host Hardware Information to a VMware Workstation VM — Virtualization Review

How to Pass Host Hardware Information to a VMware Workstation VM — Virtualization Review

How to Pass Host Hardware Information to a VMware Workstation VM There are various reasons why you may want to reflect the actual hardware the VM is running on rather than as a VM; by adding these three lines to the VMware configuration file, you can easily reflect this. If you’ve followed my series of … Read more