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VMware Fusion 11.5.6 | 6 August 2020 | Build 16696540 |
What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:About VMware Fusion
VMware Fusion® 11 is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way to run Windows and other x86 based operating systems on a Mac without rebooting.
For more information, see the broader VMware Fusion documentation.
System Requirements
Hardware
All Macs launched in 2012 or later are supported except for the following:2012 Mac Pro Quad Core using the Intel® Xeon® W3565 Processor.
2010 Mac Pro Six Core, Eight Core, and Twelve Core.
Software
Supports only macOS 10.14 Mojave or macOS 10.15 Catalina hosts.
What's New
This release of VMware Fusion is a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 11 users. This release provides the following:
- Performance improvements, bug fixes and security updates.
Prior Releases
Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Fusion 11 are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:
Resolved Issues
- Sandisk Extreme SSD device is not recognized in a virtual machine
Unable to connect a Sandisk Extreme SSD device to VM because the device is not recognized in the guest operating system.
This issue is now resolved.
- Plug In Action is broken when an iPhone is connected to Windows guest operating system
After the Plug In Action for iPhone is set to Ask what to do, the Ask what to do dialogue box doesn't appear when an iPhone is connected to the Windows guest.
This issue is now resolved.
- The VMware Graphics Service crashes and causes the system to crash
When the Use High Performance Graphics for 3D Applications Only option is selected on a Mac which doesn't have dual GPUs (For example: iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro), the VMware Graphics Service crashes.
This issue is now resolved.
- Some USB mass storage devices can't be accessed in a virtual machine
After you select the checkbox next to a USB mass storage device in USB & Bluetooth Settings to connect it to a running virtual machine, the virtual machine is unable to access the mass storage device.
This issue is now resolved.
Known Issues
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- VMware Fusion causes macOS 10.15.6 hosts to operate unreliably
VMware Fusion might cause a macOS 10.15.6 host to hang, panic, or unexpectedly restart after a virtual machine has been running for a period of several hours or more. Users are forcibly logged out and lose their current session and data.
Restart your Mac regularly to avoid failure. If macOS 10.15.6 has not yet been deployed on a host, consider deferring deployment until the issue has been resolved.