Supported host operating systems for Workstation Pro 12.x, 14.x, 15.x
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Supported host operating systems for Workstation Pro 12.x, 14.x, 15.x

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Products

VMware Desktop Hypervisor

Issue/Introduction

This article lists the supported host operating systems for VMware Workstation Pro 12.x, 14.x, 15.x.
For version 16.x see, Supported host operating systems for Workstation Pro/Player 16.x

Environment

VMware Workstation Pro 14.x (for Linux)
VMware Workstation Pro 12.x (Windows)
VMware Workstation Pro 15.x (Linux)
VMware Workstation Pro 12.x (Linux)
VMware Workstation Pro 14.x (for Windows)
VMware Workstation Pro 15.x (Windows)

Resolution

This table lists the supported host operating systems for VMware Workstation Pro 12.x, 14.x,15.x and 15.5. VMware Workstation Pro 12.x and above only supports 64-bit host operating systems.

Note: VMware Workstation 15.x and above is compatible with Windows 10 1903 as a host operating system.

OS VendorOS ReleaseWorkstation 12.xWorkstation 14.xWorkstation 15.xWorkstation 15.5
CanonicalUbuntu 20.04    
CanonicalUbuntu 19.04   Yes
CanonicalUbuntu 18.04 YesYesYes
CanonicalUbuntu 17.10  YesYes
CanonicalUbuntu 17.04 Yes  
CanonicalUbuntu 16.04 Yes Yes
CanonicalUbuntu 16.04.3  YesYes
CanonicalUbuntu 15.10Yes   
CanonicalUbuntu 15.04Yes   
CanonicalUbuntu 16.04Yes   
CanonicalUbuntu 14.10Yes   
CanonicalUbuntu 14.04Yes   
 Linux Mint 20    
CentOSCentOS 8.x    
CentOSCentOS 7.6   Yes
CentOSCentOS 7.5  YesYes
CentOSCentOS 7.4 YesYesYes
CentOSCentOS 7.3    
CentOSCentOS 7.2    
CentOSCentOS 7.1Yes   
CentOSCentOS 7.0Yes   
CentOSCentOS 6.5Yes   
DebianDebian 10.x   Yes
DebianDebian 9.9   Yes
DebianDebian 9.4 YesYesYes
DebianDebian 9.1 YesYesYes
DebianDebian 9.0 YesYesYes
DebianDebian 8.9 Yes  
DebianDebian 8.1Yes   
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019   Yes
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 YesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2YesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012YesYes  
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 SP1YesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2Yes   
MicrosoftWindows 10 1909   Yes
MicrosoftWindows 10 1903  YesYes
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803 YesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows 10 1709  YesYes
MicrosoftWindows 10 1703  YesYes
MicrosoftWindows 10YesYes  
MicrosoftWindows8.1-Update3  YesYes
MicrosoftWindows 8.1YesYes  
MicrosoftWindows 8YesYes  
MicrosoftWindows 7 SP1   Yes
MicrosoftWindows 7YesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows XP    
MicrosoftWindows Vista    
OracleOracle Linux 7.5 Yes  
OracleOracle Linux 7.3  Yes 
OracleOracle Linux 7Yes   
Red HatFedora 32    
Red HatFedora 31    
Red HatFedora 30   Yes
Red HatFedora 29   Yes
Red HatFedora 28 YesYes 
Red HatFedora 27  Yes 
Red HatFedora 26 Yes  
Red HatFedora 25 Yes  
Red HatFedora 22Yes   
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x   Yes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9   Yes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8   Yes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7   Yes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 YesYesYes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 YesYesYes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Yes  
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1Yes   
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0Yes   
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 YesYesYes
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7Yes   
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5Yes   
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10Yes   
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11Yes   
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise 15.x   Yes
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server/Desktop 12 SP3 YesYesYes
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12Yes   
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3Yes   
SUSEopenSUSE 42.3 YesYesYes
SUSEopenSUSE 15.0  YesYes
SUSEopenSUSE 13.2Yes   
SUSEopenSUSE 13.1Yes   
SUSEopenSUSE 12.3Yes