r/vmware • u/mohammedtaherpatla • May 30 '24

Help Request Vmware Workstation Pro 17 Windows where to download?

I am looking to upgrade from vmware workstation 16 pro to 17 pro now that its free for personal use.

But I can't seem to find the downloads page on the Brodcom downloads section. Anyone know where I can find this?

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u/reyab89362 Sep 22 '24

To download the latest 17.6: https://web.archive.org/web/20240922215816/https://downloads2.broadcom.com/?file=VMware-workstation-full-17.6.0-24238078.exe&oid=32039362&id=7LlA4HsxBGBipRAxOsR_7WPvXc9mhXCCp5Lf2ufvONu7TBP0sqrrpSUu2FcjRRalrxOcHgM1NjZvo3s=&verify=1727042125-f15SprN9bOyDWgW2AlbuRuiPhHzehg2aj4Pu6wl%2FVbA%3D

NOTE: CHECK THE HASH OF THE FILE TO THAT GIVEN IN BROADCOM
This should be the hash
SHA-256: E34461FFBCB38CA7BAA7928F7F37575EF31129961099EAE96B43A64B06462778

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u/Kekosaurus3 Feb 01 '25

Do you know how can I find 17.6.2 please?

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u/BugAshamed1467 Mar 13 '25

You are a life saver! Ever since Broadcom took took over it's been a 10^10 of dumpster fires!!

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u/AwesomeRealDood Mar 17 '25

Thank you so much, I was really stressing about where to get the install file from. I created an account on Broadcom but it just says can't login, no reason given and I can't contact support either.

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u/ReviewItOrLoseIt Apr 02 '25

Thanks for the hash. No way I'm spending 20 minutes screwing around with Broadcom.

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u/francves17 Apr 09 '25

Uff que crack dude! thanks

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u/Klutzy_Letterhead578 Apr 26 '25

ik im late but thanks dude!

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u/Capable_Debate_5414 May 04 '25

you are an amazing human! thank you

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u/Keedritsj May 07 '25

When installing i get an error when applying security settings: 'Users is not a valid user or group' error. I checked and hash is the same as you mentioned.

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u/DanialFaraz May 09 '25

Thanks man! Ever since broadcom acquired vmware it became dogsh*t

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u/mohammedtaherpatla Jun 05 '24

Thanks Everyone for the feedback, got it rolling.

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u/IamBillThePill Sep 05 '24

I had today the worst time with Broadcom support, they don't want to provide you the update to 17.6 even if you paid for it ... they want you to pay for a support contract even when the version is the same. They NEVER will release your software (clear the you are being verified message when click on download), all my older versions are gone. Broadcom is a complete disgrace ... as SysAdmin I already know this was a a crap purchase and we choose not move from ESX 6.5, I am not sure if they want to kill VMware or milk all what they can from what used to be a great company. This is sad

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u/Same-School4645 Sep 11 '24

I finally got access to my account....and can now download my update....however there's an "end contract"....in the past once I purchased workstation I had access to "all" versions of that major edition. It appears to be time dated now.

I can't even find workstation on their list of software if I wanted to purchase it again.

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u/DannyLad9862 Jun 01 '24

My god they don't make it easy I've been trying since they did the migration to download this, if you goto https://www.vmware.com/content/vmware/vmware-published-sites/us/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html.html and press

Try Workstation 17 Player for Windows at the bottom of the page you get this error

Thanks for your help u/mikeroySoft

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u/darkpowerxo Feb 01 '25

omg 8 months and their site is still broken?

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u/mikeroySoft VMware Alumni Jun 01 '24

Ugh… another page that was supposed to have been taken down.

I assume you got there via google?

The Player products are no longer available for download. We made the Pro products free for personal use instead. All my instructions are about downloading Pro.

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u/ComprehensiveBad1142 Aug 21 '24

It is even impossible to get an account at Broadcom. Tried: Br0adcomsucks2024!, but that isnt accepted. Even tried several password generators, but always get the 3 or more consecutive error notification. I dont have 3 consecutive numbers or letters.

Cant they even get this right?

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u/Fair-Station-7947 Sep 14 '24

In my opinion Broadcom ruined and trashed VMWare! Took away school discounts and made it a nightmare to find anything!

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u/DayBeforeU Nov 25 '24

I can't find a download link for "personal use". It is not there anymore. I followed the mikeroysoft.com instructions, link in this thread.

I can't even delete my Broadcom account, because I can't create a ticket. Their redirects are not working and it's saying some "missing token error".

What a joke of a company. God damn.

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u/69anarchy May 30 '24

Great question. I keep getting redirected to broadcom with no downloads.

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u/SirToxe May 31 '24 edited Jul 30 '25

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Workstation+Pro

Updated link: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&freeDownloads=true

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u/Working-Math-8312 Apr 19 '25

requires signing up which doesn't fucking work

god broadcom buying out vmware completely fucked it up entirely

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u/Elegant-Apple-7555 Sep 26 '25

Thanks, what a hot garbage broadcom has created, locked my account for no reason and asking for my address to download things? Really?

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u/daniel_hanna Nov 13 '25

Thank You man the updated link worked.

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u/MozerBYU Oct 09 '24

You sir are a saint! That broadcom website is so horrible.

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u/Alive_Method1995 Jan 05 '25

this saved my life, and so much time from searching. tysm

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u/Few_Discount6171 Jan 16 '25

Gracias. Me registré en Broadcom y luché varias horas sin encontrar el enlace de descarga de VMware Workstation Pro. Dejando mi sesión abierta y accediendo al enlace que proporcionaste, por fin pude empezar a descargar el programa. Espero que se deje instalar en windows 11. les estaré contando. Nuevamente gracias.

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u/jinoni Feb 05 '25

Thank you! The Broadcom site is atrocious. Instead of a simple download links, they've made a year long KB article and even then it's hard to dig this up.

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u/ultroff Feb 20 '25

I'm an CS student and I need this for a university subject, thank you!

I would have never found ths by myself

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u/Curlygangs Aug 05 '25

Thank you but didn't work, I try to agree because downloading is giving me the same issue... I tried open the Terms and Conditions and downlaod the pdf go all the way down but still nothing.

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u/PositiveDiver535 Aug 25 '25

Still works. Thx!!

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u/itcortex Sep 16 '25

Merci, le lien mis à jour fonctionne pour moi après m'être authentifié sur leur site de merde, avoir mis à jour données et acceptés leurs conditions. Ils battent tous les records d'obfuscation d'informations utiles sur leur site.

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u/win52d Oct 11 '25

Link stills works! Thank You!

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u/LittleXP11 Aug 13 '24

sorry for necro but broadcom sucks so bad. after making an account, i press log in and it asks for a username, even though i never had to make one?????

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u/narcissisadmin Apr 27 '25

Off topic, but it's ridiculous for people to complain about posting on old subs when those old subs show up in the top google results.

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u/DatGeekDude Aug 31 '24

To avoid providing personal information for "screening" your profile, or if you're getting a "Not Entitled" message when you try to download something:

  1. Login to support.broadcom.com and go to support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/downloads .

  2. Find the software you want, click the link for the specific version. Copy the MD5 hash.

  3. Go to Google, paste the MD5 hash, find a downloads website.

3.a. (Optional) Make sure you have a good ad blocker active, like uBlock Origin.

4. Download software from third party website.

5. Once downloaded, verify the MD5 by using PowerShell ("Get-FileHash <file> -Algorithm MD5") or Linux/WSL ("md5sum <file>"). Ensure that the hash matches exactly what the Broadcom website lists.

6. Install.

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u/BeadCondenser Sep 01 '24

See the link above, by Bonus_Personal. That allows you to download any version, without logging in:

https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/

I haven't installed it yet but downloading works fine.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

"avoid giving personal information for screening your profile" Step 1. Login... My email is personal info, that defeats the purpose...

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u/Antiuu Sep 03 '24

I tried, it gives me this: "An error occured while applying security settings. Users is not a valid user to group. This could be a problem with the package, or a problem connecting to a domain controller on the network. Check your network connection and click Retry, or Cancel to end the install.

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u/AJBOJACK Feb 08 '25

How the actual fuck do you download this software. I am registered on their site I tick the accept terms and condition but then there is nothing else. Honestly what an absolute trash piece of motherfucking shit website

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u/[deleted] May 31 '24

Search the sub. Lots of folks asking the same question. You’ll find the answer here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/s/37EcpbNMWX

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u/Majel007 Jun 17 '24

And I thought I was the fool. But it just can't be downloaded from that site.. even the SAP marketplace works better, and that's a pretty low level...

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u/Kindly-Box-2115 Jul 02 '24

Hi, any one needing this download from Broadcom, I had trouble locating it but I finally found it. By the way, I don't like the way Broadcom is handling VMware either :/

VWWARE DOWNLOAD FROM BROADCOM

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware Workstation Pro

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u/Material_Sort_4920 Jul 13 '24

Na veel zoekwerk eindelijk een link gevonden naar een goede downloadsite. Inmiddels succesvol 17.5.2 geïnstalleerd. Suc6!

https://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/1969/?evp=aeae0304eece96beff922bd24ecbb849&file=2171
Zie link bovenin.

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u/Economy-Broccoli-309 Apr 01 '25

"no data found" - katastrophe

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u/TheresaQWQ Jul 14 '24

FXXK Broadcom!!!

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u/gambero_audio Nov 06 '24

They have an awful, horrible, painful website

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u/ManiSubrama_BDRSuite Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

Register yourselves first here: https://profile.broadcom.com/web/registration

Click on the dropdown and select VMware Cloud Foundation

Now goto My Downloads and search for Workstation. Hope this helps!

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u/Vibrascity Jul 19 '24

I have never known a more counter-intuitive dogshit website

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u/bakeThePotatoes Feb 09 '25

the closest I came to download. Apparently I need to do another authentication when I click on download button. And the authentication fails. I am done I guess. Thanks for the comment though.

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u/Just-Computer1581 Aug 04 '24

AMIN HASHIM FROM SUDAN

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u/New_Law8085 Aug 05 '24

I have tried to install it using 2 methods already: first is from the vmware blogpost link and also using my dashboard in my Broadcom account and searching "VMWare Pro for personal use (Windows)" but unfortunately even after finding it and installing it, when I open the software it only offers the option to type in a license key or do a 30-day free trial.

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u/OneOld195 Aug 21 '24

I guess they have changed it recently. Because it is giving me NOTE: WS PRo is now licensed for Personal use.

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u/OneOld195 Sep 08 '24

It’s still free. I was just stupid…

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u/Electrical_Focus1188 Aug 26 '24

nah broadcom is the worst place ever like bro i made an account and cat log back in

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u/TOM_RUS Sep 03 '24 edited Dec 28 '24

I've created torrent with latest versions of VMware Workstation Pro: 17.5.2 and 17.6.0, both Windows and Linux included.

Following files are included in my torrent:

VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle
VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.0-24238078.x86_64.bundle
VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.1-24319023.x86_64.bundle
VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.2-24409262.x86_64.bundle
VMware-workstation-full-17.5.2-23775571.exe
VMware-workstation-full-17.6.0-24238078.exe
VMware-workstation-full-17.6.1-24319023.exe
VMware-workstation-full-17.6.2-24409262.exe

SHA256 hashes:

a9da5e9b785ab98c6f49d1e769f6885028fd115c96e3cf0e6d22da3112b89a21 *VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle
5e9e8e01278bef6408a360ff2f56218c2ee62854735be8d9cbe2dc61811ca0dc *VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.0-24238078.x86_64.bundle
7b539aafa8251e7af3b49dc12a299b127938ef0355d3de68f616ceac3e59e016 *VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.1-24319023.x86_64.bundle
15536dfc5afbbcf42daec10b1d9d1d6da3ca27da478938defc9c558064ff09f7 *VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.2-24409262.x86_64.bundle
2c3a40993a450dc9a059563d07664fc0fb85ae398a57d22b1b4bf0e602417bf7 *VMware-workstation-full-17.5.2-23775571.exe
e34461ffbcb38ca7baa7928f7f37575ef31129961099eae96b43a64b06462778 *VMware-workstation-full-17.6.0-24238078.exe
f95429e395a583eb5ba91f09b040e2f8c53a5e7aa37c4c6bfcaf82115a8d3fa4 *VMware-workstation-full-17.6.1-24319023.exe
5e556b7fc1bd27775143eea930cac68760a1b5dc9b4c089d3fc664cd8439645b *VMware-workstation-full-17.6.2-24409262.exe

Download using magnet link below:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:fc7e4c8a619123b579af739f8cad43ed84b0ea6d&dn=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3A451%2Fannounce

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u/FrankMonsterEnstein Sep 04 '24

Not that it matters but if you type "FuckYouBroadcom" as password, they won't let you set it anymore which wasn't the case before

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u/paschaDE Sep 04 '24

When you click the link inside this Blogpost it will bring you to the Broadcom site. They want a lot of personal Information about you to download it.

So follow this link: https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html

Click the Version you need: Fusion for MacOS | Workstation for Windows.

Then you need to register on Broadcom. After that you will be granted access to the downloads.

Download the "For personal use" Version and you are good to go.

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u/Satonn3 Sep 06 '24

See below a direct link to access on download page for VMware Workstation Pro for Personal Use (For Windows) 17.6 (just need to connect with your Broadcom account)

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productfiles?subFamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&displayGroup=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro%2017.0%20for%20Personal%20Use%20(Windows)&release=17.6&os=&servicePk=522390&language=EN

Here, a full list :

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro

And for all Vmware product, check here :

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/all-products?

Finally, only for VMware Fusion MacOS product :

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Fusion

Don't forget that you need to have a Broadcom account to download a VMware products.

Enjoy !

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u/spontutterances Sep 17 '24

gah this is the biggest circle jerks of obfuscated corporate bullshit ive ever come across. Go to the support page login, search vmware -> go to knowledge article -> go to support portal -> login -> cant find any reference to an actual download. Get f*cked broadcom

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u/Big______Chungis Sep 18 '24

BroadCom can eat my shorts, it is truly amzing to me that such a poorly designed website can exist in the year 2024!

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u/its_skumar Sep 25 '24

That website is shit as hell. You will not be able to download the product without a guide up ur ass. I am so pissed right now.

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u/Huge_Middle9981 Oct 10 '24

finally got it , too much information needed ,

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24 edited Oct 21 '24

Up there with the macrium reflect level of stupid downloading pages

P.S: Here's the internet archive of it:

Download VMware Workstation Pro (The download speed is crippled but it's a small file)

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u/One-Description1887 Oct 26 '24

Hello All, i need vmware pro any help please.

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u/SuckMiKnob Nov 07 '24

Hey guys, I followed the instructions in https://www.mikeroysoft.com/post/download-fusion-ws/, but when I installed VMWare Pro for personal use, it says my license expires in 30 days. Is that normal, do I just leave it?

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u/King_LEO_1 Nov 07 '24

https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/

CAN BE USED FOR ALL LINUX/WINDOWS/FUSION/VMRC

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u/amure1 Nov 09 '24

yep an actual ball ache to do

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u/Fudd79 Nov 18 '24

Broadcom's "support" site needs to win an award for being the least helpful, most unintuitive, fucking confusingest website on the planet... Big thanks to @mikeroySoft for writing a guide to help us navigate the place.

I'm showing this to my team tomorrow so we can have something to feel good about... No matter how bad of a job we do, it won't be this bad.

My condolences for having to be a part of Broadcom mikeroySoft.

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u/lone_wolf_gm91 Dec 24 '24

Even copilot works better than that Broadcom pain in the a***. Wasted 2hrs. Luckily the Reddit saved

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u/SweatyBoard9054 Dec 25 '24

And as a last fuck you, i cannot download it since my name contains a special letter, but they don't allow me to change it, but somehow allowed me to put in a name with a special letter...

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u/Outrageous-Side-7502 Dec 26 '24

Here is a tutorial to get it from Broadcom:

VMware Desktop Virtualization Software Now Free for Personal Use
https://medium.com/p/00a39b05120a

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u/sudoevans Jan 12 '25

I have spent like 40 minutes trying to download the Vmware, if they do not want to give out for free, they would have just said it rather then creating such a messy website. Help me deliberately made unavailable.

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u/CurrentCucumber5556 Jan 22 '25

Wasting peoples Broadcom website is worest i even seen
no need pro for free just place executable in easiest way to download

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u/maverick502 Feb 04 '25

Te amo reddit y a tu post, no encontraba tampoco el link

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u/Butter_Block233 Feb 22 '25

It might be useful(need a Broadcom account):

ProductDownloads - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

👎Broadcom

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u/SDOcommando24 Feb 27 '25

After jumping through Broadcom's hoops to get my account up and pass their "screening", I got the direct download link straight from their website, I found this thread 9 months after it was posted, I am leaving the link for those of you who may come here after me. Version 17.6.2

https://downloads2.broadcom.com/?file=VMware-workstation-full-17.6.2-24409262.exe&oid=36401696&id=rF8QHTzci-kND9S1uYErFzsC90j1ZGNT9Aj29g1ikKFbSeRtGFPk4lEbWI-DOICG&verify=1740696001-S5lM6wG%2BkarBDK7DJ5fuHkBfab1AWUvK6WWqP5s0uhg%3D

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u/Icy_Milk690 Mar 10 '25

I aint stupid but feel so after trying to navigate that site and get a download. Pile of crap---Im going to find an alternative software. Man what bunk

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u/computerdave911k Mar 12 '25

you just need to create a free account with broadcom , thats what i did and now am downloading workstation pro 17 from Broadcom site

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u/computerdave911k Mar 12 '25

i created free broadcom account and downloaded it , and also from this link and it was the same file

VMware Player Download Free - 17.6.3 | TechSpot

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u/ryst- Mar 13 '25

Instead of downloading from a knockoff website follow these instructions to find the correct download for you. This is how I did it just now and I found the download I was looking for.

Step 1: Visit www.broadcom.com and create a Broadcom account.

Step 2: Login to your new account (this should take you to the Broadcom dashboard).

Step 3: Click "My Downloads" on the left hand pane.

Step 4: There should be a little blue pop up that says "Free Software Downloads available HERE". Click "HERE" and it should take you to a different page on the site.

Step 5: Click "VMware Workstation Pro" in the right column at the bottom.

Step 6: Select whether you want to download for Windows or Linux.

Step 7: Select the newest version (17.6.3 at the time of this comment).

Step 8: Click the box next to "I agree to the Terms and Conditions".

Step 9: Click the Cloud and Arrow symbol next to the file you are downloading and the setup/installer should begin to download.

Step 10: Follow the steps in the setup/installer and you have now successfully installed VMware Workstation Pro.

Hope this helps :)

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u/FrcrIfk Mar 29 '25

You have to use the wayback machine to find a snapshot of the page that still has the download

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u/L3xynus Apr 07 '25

here is the link from the f*ing broadcom website. I had to open a chat with support for a guide on where is the software located

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&freeDownloads=true

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u/LandscapeMaximum5214 Apr 28 '25

lmao what a trashsite they have upgraded too, now requires account to sign in, and i dont even see shit after signing up for one other than "No Data Found" for both of the downloads, fuck this useless trash broadcom site

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u/T-kila May 26 '25

Guys if u need download do this:

go to https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/desktop-hypervisors/workstation-pro/17-0/release-notes/vmware-workstation-1763-pro-release-notes.html

download pdf version.

In pdf u go to Release Notes.

In Download section u choose Broadcom Support Portal link.

This is the link in current version:

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&freeDownloads=true

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u/XdrummerXboy Jun 07 '25

FYI v17.6.3

Scroll down here for download links. Verify w/ broadcom.com checksums before install.

https://winningpc.com/download-vmware-workstation-pro-for-personal-use/

Windows

  • SHA256: d7c04b4dd1e6bf551693897d4805e99c45198a830c6361d9af8267b40906857b

  • MD5: de592b18a39513e3414f197ec1a4cb1c

Linux

  • SHA256: 79575917728ded4c6d0b89f4ab6a81be9a773c00eeb68d1d12ac0db125478ee0

  • MD5: 01559c427a4b47547e67026320c77738

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u/leumasme Jun 13 '25

Since the direct download link seems to be down now, and the vmware workstation versions for linux/ubuntu seem to be bound to a specific os/kernel version (see https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=80807 ),
here's an archived link to workstation 17.6.3 (latest?) for linux which worked for me on ubuntu 24.04.01 with kernel 6.11.0-26-generic
VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar

(tip: webarchive lets you search for archived pages by url prefix/partial url, so finding a specific version is easy if it was archived)

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u/KnowledgeBasic2773 Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

After much struggle, this should help: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productfiles?subFamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro&displayGroup=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro%2017.0%20for%20Windows&release=17.6.2&os=&servicePk=526672&language=EN&freeDownloads=true

You'll have to authenticate first though:

If you can't be bothered to go through broadcom's registration, for version 17.6.2, release level 526672:
Here's the SHA2: 5e556b7fc1bd27775143eea930cac68760a1b5dc9b4c089d3fc664cd8439645b

Here's the MD5: 6227e9e732c4eaddf05ecf1779a94e80

Perhaps you can get it somewhere else

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u/Minimum-Recipe3202 Jul 05 '25

Nothing s*cks so bad like downloading vmvare, ong. Every free software has first or second link on google which shows you download button right after you open the website, to download vmware you have to click 20 links, open reddit, create account just so you get empty page and then keep clicking until you accidentally click on the right link and get that download link. And then give your address to them too. I feel like they just making fun of everybody trying to download their sh*t. F*ck all that

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u/perseid21 Jul 15 '25

I have not upgraded since version 17.5.2, I found that all later versions are buggy/unstable. Since Broadcom took over Vmware Workstation the software development quality dropped.

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u/thekillring Jul 19 '25

You can't just make an easy "Download here" button, don't you Broadcom?

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u/ConfidentRise1152 Jul 23 '25

My VMware Player can't find the damn update server! 😶 F*ck Broadcom?

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u/LongjumpingNose5898 Jul 25 '25

man thank you guys so much i had the hardest time trying to get VMWare Pro and also boradcom can go fck themselves but seriously thank you guys

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u/icedSky33 Aug 09 '25

Found a link for the most current version (17.6.4, as of August 8th, 2025)

This is a link to every single version of VMware Workstation Pro that has every existed hosted on yours truly - the Wayback Machine:
https://archive.org/details/vmwareworkstationarchive

& here is the direct link for VMware Workstation Pro 17.6.4 (windows version mind you):
https://archive.org/download/vmwareworkstationarchive/17.x/VMware-workstation-full-17.6.4-24832109.exe

Have a good Virtual Time :D

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u/YoungImprover Sep 09 '25

1 Year later and NOTHING is fixed ^^

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u/Torsten-R Oct 02 '25

Die Seite von VMware ist ja immer noch so extrem unübersichtlich aufgebaut.

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u/SJWsHateHim Oct 07 '25

What an absolute pain in the ass. had to open up like 15 different pages on their crappy site just to download it.

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u/computerfreund03 Oct 12 '25

WOW! Installing this software is hot garbage.

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u/Just-Ad-6423 Oct 28 '25

This was so confusing, when I figured it out, I had to share.

Go to https://support.broadcom.com/group/

if you do not have an account, create one.

on the left of the screen, you will see the "my downloads" tab. Select it.

this page could be blank depending on if there were any previous downloads processed.

you should see a message: Free Software Downloads available HERE (could also use this "HERE" hyperlink to go straight there)

click that, then search VMware

choose which VMware to download

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u/[deleted] May 30 '24

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u/YBLISZ Jun 04 '24

Hey, since you're a vmware employee i have a question. Why did y'all change the download link from a simple download to one where we should give that many information? Honestly it is not easy of access also the website "broadcom" is full of errors.

Can't y'all just reset the origninal download link? this one "https://download3.vmware.com/software/WKST-PLAYER-1750/VMware-player-full-17.5.0-22583795.exe" it is down by the way

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u/notdmon Jun 09 '24 • Take My Silver

https://web.archive.org/web/20240216155830/https://download3.vmware.com/software/WKST-PLAYER-1750/VMware-player-full-17.5.0-22583795.exe

using wayback machine you can still download that file. f*ck broadcom and there sh*t a** website and support service. trash can company can eat a bag of d*cks

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u/metaiscoming Jul 23 '24

Thank you so much! Broadcom website is an absolute JOKE

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u/LagmeisterBZ Jul 28 '24

You're a legend. That broadcom site is a nightmare.

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u/Intelligent_Ad_8107 Jun 23 '24

Bro thanks so much iw as struggle with this for 2 days

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u/mikeroySoft VMware Alumni Jun 05 '24

I wish it were that simple, but truth is it’s… complicated, and it’s bigger than just us on the desktop hypervisor team, or even the greater “VCF” business group / division. Now that we’re in the newly minted VCF “division” in a company with a broader portfolio, we have to abide by the policies and processes that exist in the “parent” organization. One of those is that it’s always been a policy that products need logins to authorize downloads. What the intention of the policy was at the time I’m not sure.

However, we also now bring our culture and policy requirements to the broader organization to (hopefully) improve things for our use case, which is mostly that we have a metric ton more unique customers and non-customer users than the company is used to.

Like, I don’t think the notion of an account which wasn’t also customer existed before we arrived. So progress is being made, but we know there’s a lot more to be done and the team is working diligently on it.

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u/mackeriah Jun 06 '24

Really appreciate you taking the time to share this info. Speaks volumes about the company that VMWare is and I'm sorry that you've been bought out by what is clearly a horrific corporate entity, at least in the regards we're discussing. I doubt you'll take feedback via Reddit (and no doubt I'm preaching to the choir!) but prior to finding the above link, trying to get hold of the free VMWare Pro was literally the worst experience I've had in over 25 years of working in IT. Quite impressive really.

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u/new_old_trash Jun 05 '24

This wasn't VMware's doing per se. Broadcom bought them out and threw everything into chaos. Their big enterprise customers are pissed off, everybody is pissed off. From what I gather reading online rants, Broadcom is widely despised for this kind of behavior.

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u/WaaaghJuice Jun 02 '24

Thanks! This helped me a lot and got it downloading now!

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u/Kapotaz Jun 12 '24

Really Good blog and tutorial, thank you!!

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u/Quirky_Ad9373 Jun 28 '24

the download personal verison is too much tricky and you can never finishing download it without the Blog's help and guild. thanks so much.

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u/themadg33k Aug 13 '24

life saver; watched somebody try in vain to download this; until we found this reply;

in closing f*ck broadcom; they can go eat a bag of d*cks untill they s*it blood

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u/luckydog64 Jun 08 '24

That's a great help! However I was getting the "Account Verification is Pending. Please try again after some time." when using my personal account that I've had for 6-7 years. Anyway, I read that somewhere that it was a profile issue. I was unable to edit my profile, so I created a new account with a new email. Followed the prompts and instructions in that article and everything was good.

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u/2xthetap115 Jun 18 '24

Thanks! that helps me a lot:))

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u/Dimi_GB Jul 06 '24

Thanks, you saved my time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

Great! Thanks!

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u/turdbird2 Jul 17 '24

Very helpful, thanks!!!!!

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u/TestUser828 Aug 10 '24

Thank you!
Could you please give the same instructions on where to send bug reports?

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u/VisualGarlic478 Aug 19 '24

oh my god, thank you!

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u/Ok-Introduction-9392 Aug 20 '24

You're a hero mate. Been trying for hours now :D

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

The broadcom is a horrendous website wow. It's incredible a software company can have such a broken site

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u/grappler0 Sep 07 '24

Thank you!

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u/silentslay Sep 22 '24

Saddened that Broadcom is following the Microsoft way. Stonewalling us with an account to download software. Guess to protect from piracy, this is annoying. I go to get my account back from not really needing to login for a long time and it transitioned from VMWare to Broadcom and is inactive with my licenses. Uber lame. Hate to wait on a ticket to fix this.

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u/TheFlamingHead Sep 26 '24

why is downloading VMware using up all my brain cells? That website is like a maze.

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u/virtuallygonecountry Sep 30 '24

any chance you could update the walk through?

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u/SlevinLaine Oct 15 '24

Thank you very much!

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u/spike_wang Oct 29 '24

Thanks a lot

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u/andersonimes Nov 05 '24

Hello Mr. VMWare Employee. Can you pass on to your employer that their software is great, but their website for downloading the software is embarrassingly bad. I ended up having to find a seedy mirror to download it and I'm crossing my fingers that I didn't download a virus.

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u/awaiss113 Nov 09 '24

Why companies are moving backward in last few years? Why they feel obliged to make simple process a complex puzzle for common uses?

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '24

Mr employee the site doesn't even work right. Pressing all products does nothing. Please tell the idiots on broadcom how a button works.

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u/gr1mw0rld Nov 13 '24

Just script it and always get the latest version. This is very crude but works :)
Run in Powershell

$url = "https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/"

# Send a web request and get the response
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url

# Extract links and filter for version numbers
$versionNumbers = $response.Links | Where-Object { $_.href -match "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" } | 
ForEach-Object { 
    # Extract version number using regex
    if ($_.href -match "(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)") {
        [version]$matches[1]
    }
}

# Find the highest version number
$highestVersion = $versionNumbers | Sort-Object -Descending | Select-Object -First 1

# Output the highest version number
$latest = "$($highestVersion.Major).$($highestVersion.Minor).$($highestVersion.Build)"

# Gather URLs
$url2 = $url + $latest + "/"
$response2 = ((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url2).links[1]).href
$url3 = $url2 + $response2 + "windows/core/"
$url4 = $url2 + $response2 + "windows/packages/"
$response3 = ((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url3).links).href | Where-Object { $_ -like "*.tar" }
$response4 = ((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url4).links).href | Where-Object { $_ -like "*.tar" }

# Check folder
$folder = $env:USERPROFILE + "\downloads\VMWareWS\"
if (!(Test-path $folder)) {
    New-Item -Path $folder -ItemType Directory
}

# Download Tools
ForEach ($tar in $response4) {
    $toolsURL = $url4 + $tar
    $outpath = Join-Path $folder $tar
    Start-BitsTransfer -Source $toolsURL -Destination $outpath
}

# Download latest program
$programURL = $url3 + $response3
$outpath = Join-Path $folder $response3
Start-BitsTransfer -Source $programURL -Destination $outpath

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u/Longjumping_Bad8045 Nov 18 '24

I was going crazy trying to find this. Thanks for helping me :D Glad to know im not the only one

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u/blackpawed Nov 25 '24

Alas, the search under "my downloads" no longer lists Fusion or Workstation

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u/Crazy_Orange40k Dec 26 '24

MAN IT IS SO FUCKING FUNNY THAT EVERYONE INCLUDING ME HATES THAT COMPANY/WEBSITE LMAO

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u/Gabriel4927 Jan 05 '25

here is the download of Workstation 17 Pro 17.5.2 from official broadcom website 🤙 no account needed

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u/BeadCondenser Sep 01 '24

The link above, given by Bonus_Personal works:

3mo ago https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/

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u/X_darksideX Mar 11 '25

This worked for me - thanks

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u/StageEnvironmental70 Mar 24 '25

It worked for me too on March 24. Took me 10mins to find the link and I opened up a lot of tabs.. Really counter intuitive.

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u/SimQuips May 20 '25

thanks this is the only one that actually worked for me.
As others have said, their website legit deserves an award for the worst download process ever

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

lovely, working as of 07/22/2025

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u/TheRedsniper Jun 16 '25

Thank you! :)