Tag Archives: Virtualization

Does the download of Windows VMs for testing still work for you?

Posted on 2025-03-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has been offering virtual machines with Windows for developers to test for years. These VMs contain a version of Windows that can run for 90 days. I have now received a note from a reader that the content is … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: VMware Workstation Pro 17.x extremely slow

Posted on 2025-02-25 by guenni

[German]I have received a user message about problems with virtualization using VMware Workstation Pro 17.x on Windows 11 24H2 clients. One user complains that the guest operating systems run extremely slowly. When VMware Workstation is started as a special administrator, … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2/Server 2025 with huge Hyper-V bug?

Posted on 2025-01-28 by guenni

[German]An administrator recently pointed out a very unpleasant finding to me. The Hyper-V virtualization solution promoted by Microsoft can hardly be used in certain scenarios (on AMD and Intel CPUs) to run multiple virtual machines under Windows 11 24H2 or … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Datacenter Manager alpha version released

Posted on 2024-12-24 by guenni

[German]The Proxmox developers have released an alpha version of the Proxmox Datacenter Manager. The project has been developed entirely in the Rust programming language, from the backend API server to the CLI tools and a completely new front end. Advertising

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VMware Fusion and Workstation now free for all

Posted on 2024-11-12 by guenni

[German]The rumor has been confirmed, VMware by Broadcom has released VMware Workstation and Fusion of free use for all – also for business users – on November 11, 2024. Advertising

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Will VMware Workstation be free soon also für business user?

Posted on 2024-11-09 by guenni

[German]I have heard a rumor that VMware by Broadcom could announce the release of free use of VMware Workstation for business users on November 11, 2024. Advertising

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VMware Workstation 17.6: Installation problem on non-English Windows

Posted on 2024-10-08 by guenni

[German]VMware by Broadcom released the new VMware Workstation version 17.6 a few days ago. However, users who use a non-English Windows operating system should wait with "installation attempts". VMware Workstation version 17.6 cannot be installed because the English-language group names … Continue reading →

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Analysis: More than half of VMware customers are planning to leave

Posted on 2024-09-15 by guenni

[German]Will VMware by Broadcom's customer base collapse "soon"? There has been much speculation about this since the takeover of VMware by Broadcom. The other day I came across an article with an analysis that states that over half of VMware … Continue reading →

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Citrix and Amazon AWS Workspace App: Issues with Intel XE graphics chips

Posted on 2024-08-19 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators of Amazon AWS and Citrix Workspace app environments. A reader pointed out to me that there are probably issues with the Workspace app when Intel XE graphics chips are used. The problem has been known since … Continue reading →

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Interview: VMware takeover by Broadcom, what are the consequences?

Posted on 2024-06-22 by guenni

[German]Since the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, the hyperconverged infrastructure market has seen some movement. After the takeover, partners were terminated and the license conditions for VMware products were changed, which effectively increased prices. Since then, customers have been looking … Continue reading →

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