Windows 10: VMware Workstation Re: Just How Contained is a Virtual Machine

Discus and support VMware Workstation Re: Just How Contained is a Virtual Machine in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I guess I should know this but I don't. If I create a VM with say win version 1703 or 1709 or even DL the "latest and greatest" 1803 and let the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by phaedruspress, Jun 14, 2018.

  1. PHAEDRUSPRESS
    phaedruspress Win User

    VMware Workstation Re: Just How Contained is a Virtual Machine


    I guess I should know this but I don't. If I create a VM with say win version 1703 or 1709 or even DL the "latest and greatest" 1803 and let the updates fly will anything installed to that VM be written to the BIOS "outside" of the VM? Didn't either the Spectre or Meltdown patch write some Microcode to the BIOS? The machine is a Lenovo. What if I let the Lenovo update app run willy nilly. I think I know that they have also released some kind of BIOS update. So bottom line if I do all that updating MS and Lenovo inside of the OS on the VM will anything get written to the BIOS outside of the VM or does anything and everything downloaded and updated contained inside the VM stay inside of the VM. TIA.

    :)
     
    phaedruspress, Jun 14, 2018
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  2. KARI
    Kari Win User

    vmware workstation 12 out now - built for W10


    Check the facts before posting. Of course you can create virtual machines in / with VMware Player, or as the free product is today know VMware Workstation Player.

    VMware KB: Creating a new virtual machine in VMware Player

    From VMware Workstation Player FAQs: Create and run virtual machines | United States
     
    Kari, Jun 14, 2018
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  3. NALDO822
    Naldo822 Win User
    Will Windows 10 support VMware Workstation version 7.1.6?

    Original Title:

    Upgrade to Windows 10

    Will Windows 10 support VMware Workstation version 7.1.6? I have several virtual machines running XP.
     
    Naldo822, Jun 14, 2018
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  4. DUANEEDWARDS
    duaneedwards Win User

    VMware Workstation Re: Just How Contained is a Virtual Machine

    BlueScreen when shutting down a VMWare Workstation OS


    Consistently receiving a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION bluescreen when shutting down a vmware workstation OS (in this case a windows 7 OS).

    Was running on VMWare workstation 10, upgraded to 11 but am still experiencing this behaviour.

    Side effect of this is that the virtual machine will get destroyed and is not rebootable on a restart, I have to revert to a complete backup of the virtual machine.

    Attached the dump file generated by the tool?

    Any suggestions?
     
    duaneedwards, Jun 14, 2018
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