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| Feature | VMware Workstation | VirtualBox | Hyper-V (Client) | QEMU/KVM | |---------|--------------------|------------|------------------|-----------| | Host OS | Win/Linux | Win/Linux/macOS | Windows Pro/Ent | Linux | | 3D Acceleration | DirectX 11/OpenGL 4.3 | DirectX 8/9/10 (limited) | No (RemoteFX deprecated) | Virgil 3D (experimental) | | Snapshots | Yes (multi-level) | Yes | Yes (checkpoints) | Yes (external) | | Nested Virtualization | Yes (VT-x/EPT) | Partial | Yes | Yes | | TPM 2.0 | Yes (17+) | No (via extension pack) | Yes | Yes (swtpm) | | Free for personal use | Yes (since 2024) | Yes | Yes (with Windows) | Yes | | VM encryption | AES-256 | No | BitLocker (host-level) | LUKS/qcow2 encryption |

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Several well-maintained GitHub repositories serve as historical archives for VMware Workstation installers:

If you must use a public directory listing, restrict your searches to trusted educational ( .edu ) or institutional mirrors that host open-source packages and verified software archives. /etc/vmware/networking (Linux) vmnetnat

/etc/vmware/networking (Linux) vmnetnat.conf – NAT settings dhcpd.conf (or vmnetdhcp.conf) – DHCP scopes

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Workstation does not natively support PowerCLI, but you can use (legacy) or vmrun .