"VMware Workstation 15" is released -4K/HIDPI environment and DirectX 10.1

The US VMware released the VMware Workstation 15 on September 24 (local time).In the "VMware Workstation 15", a new user interface compatible with 4K/HIDPI has been introduced, new REST API and DirectX 10..1 is supported.

"VMware Workstation" is a tool that allows multiple OSs to be executed as virtual machines (VM) on one PC.Compatible OS is Windows/Linux, and 64 -bit CPU and OS are required for operation.“Player” and “Pro” are available, and “Player” can be used free of charge only for personal use and commercial use.The commercial license for “Player” is 18,565 yen (including tax), and the license for “Pro” is 30,877 yen (including tax).The "VMware Fusion 11" for Mac has been pre -released in the form of a step in the general provision of "MacOS Mojave".

The latest version, "VMware Workstation 15", has expanded high DPI environments.Detimining the change of the host DPI to adjust the layout of the "VMware Workstation" and the DPI of the guest (virtual machine) OS can be adjusted to the host DPI.However, for both the host guest, the OS must be after "Windows 10 version 1703".

Also updated virtual hardware.Graphics memory up to 3GB and DirectX 10.1 was supported.Direct3D 10.1 is just Direct3D 10.It seems to be a 0 minor change, but by adding anti -alias shader and geometry shader, many DirectX 11 game apps can fall back.It can be said that it is an improvement to greatly expand the software that can be executed on a virtual machine.

In addition, the REST API already introduced in "VMware Fusion 10" for Mac can now be used.Useful for automating virtual machines management tasks and test processes.

In addition, a function called "ONE-CLICK-SSH" was supported in an environment after "Windows 10 Version 1803".From the right -click menu of the virtual machine view, you can quickly connect to the secure shell of the Linux virtual machine.This function can only be used with "VMware Workstation Pro".