VMware Fusion Changelog

What's new in VMware Fusion 12.2.4 Build 20071091

Jul 25, 2022

Resolved Issues:
The VMware Fusion mass deployment does not work
If the version of macOS is 12.3 or above, the VMware Fusion mass deployment on macOS fails. The issue appears because Apple removed the support for Python 2.7 from macOS 12.3 onwards.
This issue is now resolved.

New in VMware Fusion 12.2.3 Build 19436697 (Apr 15, 2022)

New in VMware Fusion 12.2.1 Build 18811640 (Nov 15, 2021)

New in VMware Fusion 12.2.0 Build 18760249 (Oct 18, 2021)

New in VMware Fusion 12.1.2 Build 17964953 (May 21, 2021)

New in VMware Fusion 12.1.1 Build 17801503 (Apr 1, 2021)

New in VMware Fusion 12.1.0 Build 17195230 (Nov 23, 2020)

New in VMware Fusion 12.0.0 Build 16880131 (Sep 18, 2020)

What's New:
Free Product for Personal Non-Commercial Use
Fusion Player (previously Fusion Standard) is now free for personal non-commercial use.
Support macOS 11 Big Sur:
Run macOS 11 Big Sur as a host operating system.
Run macOS 11 Big Sur as a virtual machine.
DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 Support:
Support has been added for DirectX 11 (DX11) and OpenGL 4.1 in the guest operating system.
Hardware requirements for DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1:
MacPro 2013 and later
iMac 27-inch 2014 and later
MacBook Pro 13-inch 2015 and later
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2015 with dual graphics and later
MacBook Air 2015 and later
MacBook 2015 and later
iMac 21-inch 2015 and later
iMac Pro 2017 and later
MacMini 2018 and later
Software requirements for DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1:
Guest OS: Windows 7 or higher, or Linux with vmwgfx.
External GPU support
Fusion provides support for external GPU when an external GPU is connected to the host. Choose the Prefer External GPU option from the Fusion UI.
Sandboxed Graphics:
Virtual machine security is enhanced by removing graphics render from vmx and running it as a separate sandbox process.
New Guest Operating Systems Support:
RHEL 8.2
Debian 10.5
Fedora 32
CentOS 8.2
SLE 15 SP2
FreeBSD 11.4
ESXi 7.0
USB 3.1 Controller Support
The virtual machine's virtual XHCI controller is changed from USB 3.0 to USB 3.1 to support 10 Gbps.
Larger Scale VM:
32 virtual CPUs
128 GB virtual memory
Note: Running virtual machines with 32 vCPUs requires that your host and guest operating systems both support 32 logical processors.
8 GB virtual graphics memory
Create VM from APFS Recovery Partition (Now limited to macOS 10.15 host)
Performance Improvements:
Improved file transfer speeds (Drag and Drop, Copy and Paste, HGFS)
Improved virtual machine shutdown time.
Improved container performance.
vSphere 7.0 Support:
In Fusion 12 you can perform the following:
Connect to vSphere 7.0.
Upload a local virtual machine to vSphere 7.0.
Download a remote virtual machine running on vSphere 7.0 to the local desktop.
Login to Container Image Registry
Ability to login to a container image registry with the vctl login command has been added.
Kubernetes Support:
Fusion 12 now supports KIND kubernetes clusters.
Improved Accessibility Support:
Accessibility improvements have been added so Fusion is compliant with WCAG 2.1 criteria.
Product Support Notices:
Removal of restricted virtual machines
Restricted virtual machine has reached end of life and been removed from VMware Fusion 12.
REST API security hardening
REST API is now only available on local host.
Important Fixes:
This release of VMware Fusion addresses the following issues:
Fusion addresses a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it allows configuring the system wide path. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3980 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.
Resolved Issues:
USB devices are not recognized after the Mac wakes up from sleep mode
A USB device connected to guest OS is not recognized after the Mac woken up from sleep mode.
Unable to use a 2 TB USB drive in the guest OS after upgrading to Fusion 11.5.5
2 TB USB drives are not recognized in guest OS.
Unable to use the USB devices in macOS Mojave guest operating systems.
Unable to connect USB devices to macOS Mojave guest operating systems as they are not recognized.
User data in an anonymous volume is lost when the container is stopped
If a host directory is not mounted to an anonymous volume of a container, the user data in the anonymous volume is not persistent after the container is stopped.

New in VMware Fusion 11.5.6 Build 13668589 (Aug 7, 2020)

New in VMware Fusion 11.5.5 Build 16269456 (May 31, 2020)

New in VMware Fusion 11.5.3 Build 15870345 (Mar 26, 2020)

New in VMware Fusion 11.5.2 Build 15794494 (Mar 13, 2020)

New in VMware Fusion 11.5.1 Build 15018442 (Nov 13, 2019)

New in VMware Fusion 11.5.0 Build 14634996 (Sep 20, 2019)

New in VMware Fusion 11.1.1 Build 14328561 (Aug 9, 2019)

New in VMware Fusion 11.1.0 Build 13668589 (May 15, 2019)

New in VMware Fusion 11.0.2 Build 10952296 (Nov 23, 2018)

New in VMware Fusion 11.0.1 Build 10738065 (Nov 9, 2018)

New in VMware Fusion 11.0.0 Build 10120384 (Sep 25, 2018)

Performance improvements for virtual NVMe storage
New guest operating system support:
Windows 10 1803
Ubuntu 18.04
macOS 10.14
Fedora 28
RHEL 7.5
CentOS 7.5
Debian 9.5
OpenSuse Leap 15.0
FreeBSD 11.2
ESXi 6.7
Advanced graphics :
DirectX 10.1 support is added for Fusion 11. DirectX 10.1 is an incremental update of DirectX 10.0. It provides higher visual quality through the support of multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA). DirectX 10.1 also supports Shader Model 4.1 and Cubemap Array.
Hardware requirements for DirectX 10.1:
MacBook (early 2015 or later)
MacBook Air (mid 2012 or later)
MacBook Pro (mid 2012 or later)
Mac Mini (late 2012 or later)
iMac (late 2012 or later)
Mac Pro (late 2013 and later)
Metal renderer should be supported by the macOS host
Software requirements:
macOS 10.13.0 and later
VMware hardware version 16:
The maximum amount of graphics memory is now bumped up to 3072 MB.
Hosts and Clusters view when you connect to vCenter (Fusion 11 Pro only):
Fusion 11 adds a new Hosts and Clusters view when you connect to a vCenter Server from Fusion. You can easily toggle between VM view and Hosts and Clusters view.
vSphere 6.7 support:
You can now connect to a vSphere 6.7 vCenter Server or ESXi 6.7 host directly. You can also import VCSA 6.7 within Fusion 11.
New Applications menu:
Fusion 11 provides a brand-new design Applications menu to do more than simply launching applications from within the guest:
Creation of new virtual machines
Virtual machine power operations
Switching from different views
Taking snapshots
Launching virtual machine settings
REST API for networking operations:
Fusion REST API is extended to support the following networking operations:
create vmnet
MAC address to IP binding
get MAC address
Customizable Touch Bar support:
Fusion 11 supports Touch Bar to be customizable in the following scenarios:
Library window
Virtual machine window
SSH login to a Linux virtual machine:
You can now access a Linux virtual machine with SSH provided by Fusion 11. Fusion 11 can remember the user name and password, so virtual machine access is as easy as a mouse click.
User experience improvements:
Virtual machine title bar - With the new virtual machine toolbar, you can now navigate the virtual-machine path and quickly view the full path in a text file or terminal window on the Mac host.
New default virtual machine location - The default virtual machine folder for new installations of Fusion 11 is your home directory/Virtual Machines.

New in VMware Fusion 10.1.3 Build 9472307 (Aug 14, 2018)

New in VMware Fusion 2018 Build 8888912 Technology Preview (Jul 16, 2018)

New in VMware Fusion 10.1.2 Build 8502123 (May 22, 2018)

IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLLOWING AREAS:
Windows 10 2018 Spring Creators Update (Version 1803) support as guest
Ubuntu 18.04 support as guest
RESOLVED ISSUES:
On a macOS High Sierra 10.13 host, the Caps Lock key always turns on after you switch from a virtual machine to the host:
On a macOS High Sierra 10.13 host, after you press the Caps Lock key to turn the feature off on the host, grabbing input within a running virtual machine and switching back to the host automatically turns on the Caps Lock key on the host. This issue does not occur if the machine is installed with a macOS version earlier than High Sierra 10.13.
A Windows virtual machine crashes after you connect an iLOK USB key:
When you connect an iLOK USB key to a Windows virtual machine, the virtual machine immediately crashes.
When you put a macOS virtual machine hosted on remote a ESXi server into Full Screen view, the virtual machine display size decreases:
When you use Fusion to run a macOS virtual machine on a remote ESXi server, if the virtual machine is in Single Window view, the correct resolution is used inside of the guest operating system. However if you switch the virtual machine to Full Screen view, the virtual machine unexpectedly switches to high DPI resolution, which results in a smaller display size.
This issue is resolved with VMware Tools 10.2.5 installed on the virtual machine.
You cannot use the Fusion interface to clean up an encrypted Windows virtual machine:
The Clean Up Virtual Machine button in the General Settings dialog box is disabled for encrypted Windows virtual machines. This limitation prevents you from selecting the option and reclaiming disk space from the virtual machine.
The Network Connection drop-down menu of a remote virtual machine cannot display the name of the distributed virtual switch port group:
When the remote virtual machine is configured to connect to a distributed virtual switch, the Network Connection drop-down menu cannot obtain the name of the distributed switch port group and therefore shows a blank entry item.

New in VMware Fusion 10.1.1 Build 7520154 (Jan 10, 2018)

New in VMware Fusion 10.1.0 Build 7370838 (Dec 24, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 10.0.1 Build 6754183 (Sep 29, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 10.0.0 Build 6665085 (Sep 27, 2017)

NEW GUEST OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORT:
Windows 10 Creators Update
Ubuntu 17.04
Fedora 26
RHEL 7.4
Debian 9.1
OpenSUSE 42.3
SLE 12 SP3
macOS 10.13
METAL GRAPHICS ENGINE:
Fusion 10 leverages Apple Metal technology to deliver OpenGL 3.3 and DirectX 10 to Guest Operating Systems. The Metal graphics engine is enabled by default when using 3D hardware accelerated graphics applications.
See Apple's documentation regarding Metal supported Macs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205073
Metal Host Graphics Rendering Engine Hardware Requirements:
MacBook (early 2015)
MacBook Air (mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (mid 2012 or newer)
Mac Mini (late 2012 or newer)
iMac (late 2012 or newer)
Mac Pro (late 2013 and newer)
Software Requirements:
macOS 10.12.5 or later
GUEST VBS SUPPORT:
Fusion 10 provides the necessary virtual hardware platform components to enable Microsoft Virtualization Based Security features in Windows 10 Enterprise Guest Operating Systems and Windows Server 2016. Users can now enable Device Guard, Credential Guard and BitLocker through a combination of technologies such as UEFI Secure Boot, Nested Virtualization improvements and a virtual Trusted Platform Module.
For best performance, use Intel Skylake generation CPUs and above.
VIRTUAL TPM:
Fusion 10 now provides a TPM 2.0 compatible virtual Trusted Platform Module for use with advanced security and encryption technologies, such as BitLocker.
VMWARE HARDWARE VERSION 14:
Secure Boot, Fusion 10 introduces UEFI Secure Boot support for virtual machines. UEFI Secure Boot is a mechanism ensuring only trusted code is loaded by the UEFI firmware prior to the OS "handoff" process, and is required by VBS.
Virtual NVMe support, Fusion 10 introduces a new virtual NVMe storage controller. NVMe devices require virtual hardware version 13 and later.
FUSION REST API:
The Fusion REST API in Fusion 10 Pro can perform virtual machine operations like VM inventory management, VM power management, cloning, networking, configuration, IP address gathering, and more by leveraging a REST-based HTTP or HTTPS interface with standard JSON output via a Swagger.io framework. Fusion REST API enables a "headless", local or remote operation, and does not require the Fusion UI process to be running in order to function.
TOUCH BAR SUPPORT:
Fusion 10 supports MacBook Pro models equipped with the new Touch Bar interface by providing contextual shortcuts for common VM tasks.
NATIVE OVF SUPPORT:
With improved OVF/OVA support, Fusion 10 provides an effortless walkthrough to deploy the VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) OVA package for testing within Fusion 10.
ADVANCED VIRTUAL NETWORKING:
Fusion Pro can now simulate degraded networks by introducing Packet Loss, Latency and Bandwidth caps. In addition, Fusion now provides the ability to configure Port Forwarding, and also allows for custom network names for better organization.
AUTO-SCAN FOR NEW VIRTUAL MACHINES:
Fusion now allows users to quickly refresh their VM inventory by scanning for virtual machines. It supports VMs on local folders as well as on network shared storage and USB drives.
MANUAL RESOLUTION SETTING:
Per-virtual machine control to set a specific resolution to the guest
Choose between common resolutions derived from the capabilities of the host, such as Retina vs. standard resolutions, and change between them with a single click
REMOTE ESXI HOST POWER OPERATIONS:
The following remote ESXi power operations can now be performed from Fusion Pro:
Shutdown
Restart
Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode
OPTIMIZED USER EXPERIENCE:
Overall User Interface look and feel improvements
New "Information" area for each VM within the VM Library window to display IP and MAC address of the VM, the version of the guest operating system and kernel information.
New design for New VM wizard
Auto Disk cleanup

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.8 Build 5824040 (Jun 23, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.7 Build 5528452 (May 19, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.6 Build 5234762 (Mar 29, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.5 Build 5192483 (Mar 14, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.4 Build 5115894 (Mar 10, 2017)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.3 Build 4696910 (Nov 30, 2016)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.2 Build 4635224 (Nov 14, 2016)

This release of VMware Fusion addresses an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the drag-and-drop feature. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs VMware Fusion. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7461 to this issue.
RESOLVED ISSUES:
If more than one monitor is used in Full Screen mode on macOS 10.12 host operating system, the virtual displays are merged into one space in different tabs, instead of creating Full Screen space on each monitor:
On macOS 10.12 host operating system, if there is external monitor connected to the Mac machine, when you switch a virtual machine to Full Screen with "Use All Displays in Full Screen" option selected, the virtual machine shows in Full Screen only on one monitor and merges all virtual displays to it as tabs, instead of using separated spaces on all monitors. After changing the view mode back to Single Window, a redundant black space remains, and the Fusion menu bar is hidden automatically.
A virtual machine using EFI firmware sometimes crashes when it is powering on:
When powering on a virtual machine that uses EFI firmware instead of BIOS, the virtual machine sometimes crashes.
Fusion can quit unexpectedly when running a Windows 10 virtual machine in Unity mode:
Windows 10 virtual machines running in Unity mode may unexpectedly quit when you are working with certain applications.
On macOS 10.12 host operating systems, the tab bar on the virtual machine window becomes blank when moving the mouse pointer into the virtual machine:
On macOS 10.12 host operating systems, if you move the mouse pointer into a running virtual machine when there is no tools service running inside the guest OS, the tab bar shown on the virtual machine window becomes blank, and the Fusion menu Window > Merge All Windows is disabled for the virtual machine. This problem occurs if the virtual machine does not have VMware Tools installed or it has VMware Tools installed but the Tools services are not launched yet.

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.1 Build 4543325 (Oct 28, 2016)

New in VMware Fusion 8.5.0 Build 4352717 (Sep 13, 2016)

Adds support for the following operating systems:
macOS Sierra (10.12)
Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Windows Server 2016
RESOLVED ISSUES:
The Office applications in Windows virtual machine sometimes could not open the attachment in the mail application on Mac:
Though the ‘Open your Mac files and web links using Windows applications’ option on the virtual machine’s Default Applications pane is checked, the Office applications inside Windows virtual machine sometimes could not open attachments in the mail application on Mac and returns “Access Denied” error message
When you start an imported Parallels 11 virtual machine in VMware Fusion, the virtual machine crashes:
After you import a Parallels 11 virtual machine into VMware Fusion, attempting to power on the virtual machine fails with the error "Inaccessible Boot Device."
When the Full Screen Minibar is hidden at the edge of the screen, hovering the cursor over it does not make it appear:
This issue occurs in Full Screen mode when the Full Screen Minibar is hidden at the edge of the screen. After you select View > Full Screen Minibar > Automatically Hide And Show, hovering the cursor over the Minibar does not make it appear.
Fusion crashes when you attempt to create a remote virtual machine on vCenter Server 5.5:
While connected to vCenter Server 5.5, if you attempt to create a remote virtual machine and save it to an ESXi 5.5 host that is managed by the vCenter Server instance, VMware Fusion crashes.
On the Ubuntu 15.10 and later versions guest operating system, replacing open-vm-tools with the bundled VMware Tools version, might cause VMware Tools to work improperly:
On the Ubuntu 15.10 and later versions guest OS, when you replace open-vm-tools with the VMware Tools version bundled with VMware Fusion, VMware Tools does not work as expected. After you reboot the system, an Ubuntu crash report might appear and one of the services in VMware Tools might stop working.
The drag & drop operations might not work consistently between the host and Mac OS virtual machines:
Attempts to drag and drop files between the host and a Mac OS virtual machine occasionally fail.

New in VMware Fusion 8.1.1 Build 3771013 (Apr 22, 2016)

New in VMware Fusion 8.1.0 Build 3272237 (Dec 8, 2015)

VMware Fusion 8.1 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues. It is a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 8 users.
Resolved Issues:
During the Easy Install process, VMware Fusion misinterprets Windows 10 Version 1511 ISO images as Windows server 2012 R2 images. When creating a new virtual machine, if you select a Windows 10 version 1511 ISO file in the New Virtual Machine Wizard, the wizard says "Windows 10 detected. The operating system will use Easy Install". But in the next step, the "Version of Windows to install" dialog box only displays options for Windows Server 2012 R2.
When you run Fusion in Full Screen view with multiple monitors, unplugging a monitor causes Fusion to crash.
The Microsoft Excel application responds to input with a one-second delay. When you run Microsoft Excel 2013 on a Windows 10 virtual machine, the application responds to your input with a one-second delay.
Using USB devices with a virtual machine on an OS X 10.11 host might cause the virtual machine to crash.
The non-English language keyboard layout of the host and guest differ when the virtual machine is accessed remotely using VNC. When you access a non-English language virtual machine using Virtual Network Computing (VNC), the keyboard layout of the guest operating system differs from the keyboard layout of the host, and the documented fix for this in VMware KB 1004815 does not work.
A UAS device connected to a USB 3.0 port on a Mac OS X 10.9 or later host might fail to successfully connect to the guest. When a UAS device that is connected to a USB 3.0 port on a Mac OS X 10.9 or later host is connected to the guest, the device might fail to successfully connect to the guest. The device might appear as connected in the removable devices list, viewable by selecting VM > Removable Devices, but the guest operating system might fail to recognize the device.
Reverse DNS lookup does not work in a virtual machine when a dnsmasq server is installed and configured on the Mac host.
Copying a large file between a USB storage device and an OS X virtual machine might stall and fail.

New in VMware Fusion 8.0.2 Build 3164312 (Nov 2, 2015)

RESOLVED ISSUES:
Repeatedly quitting and restarting Fusion without resizing open windows, might cause Fusion to crash
Any window that is open when you quit Fusion, reopens at a smaller size when you restart Fusion. Repeated quits and restarts without resizing open windows might result in windows reopening at such a small size that Fusion crashes.
On an OS X 10.11.1 host, exiting Full Screen view when multiple monitors are connected, causes Fusion to crash. The following actions cause Fusion to crash: power on a virtual machine with multiple monitors connected on an OS X 10.11.1 host, Select View > Use All Displays in Full Screen, then switch the virtual machine to Full Screen view, hover the cursor over the top edge of the screen, the title bar of the virtual machine window appears, click the Exit Full Screen button, Fusion crashes.
Using the Philips SpeechMike USB Pro 3200 on a MacPro system freezes the virtual machine
When you connect the Philips SpeechMike USB Pro 3200 to a virtual machine on a MacPro system, the virtual machine freezes.
Attempting to power on a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine fails on an OS X 10.11 host
When the failure occurs, an error message about failed writes appears.
After installing VMware Tools version 10.0.0 on a FreeBSD 10.x virtual machine, the guest might not shut down properly when performed from the VMware Fusion interface
When you install VMware Tools version 10.0.0 on a FreeBSD 10.x virtual machine, the VMware Tools service, vmtoolsd, might not launch. The VMware Tools service runs in the background and is responsible for a variety of operations. A symptom you might encounter is that the guest operating system does not shout down as intended when performed from the VMware Fusion interface. For example, the first attempt to shutdown the guest from the interface might fail while the second attempt from the interface is converted into a virtual machine power off operation instead of a graceful shutdown.
The network connection of a virtual machine created on a remote server does not work
When you use Fusion to create a new virtual machine on a remote server, the value in the Networking field on the final panel of the New Virtual Machine wizard is "Unknown." When the installation of the guest operating system is complete, the guest fails to retrieve the IP address and, therefore, cannot connect to the network.
For the MacBookPro Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015, VMware Fusion does not display battery life settings in the Display settings window (
Apple's new MacBookPro Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015, supports automatic graphics switching. VMware Fusion does not show battery life settings in the Display settings window, so it is not possible to configure the high performance graphics options for virtual machines.
In Unity view, the Toggle Start Screen/Menu option is unavailable when the taskbar is hidden
Access to the Toggle Start Screen/Menu option is useful sometimes, even when the taskbar is hidden. However, in Unity view the option is greyed out when the taskbar is hidden. This issue is resolved. Now, in Unity view, when the taskbar is hidden, the Toggle Start Screen/Menu option is available. When you click the option, the Start Screen/Menu of the guest appears.
Virtual machines fail to start on a host with an Intel Skylake processor
A compatibility issue might prevent a virtual machine from starting on a Mac system with an Intel Skylake processor (such as the 27-inch Late 2015 5K iMac) when the Troubleshooting option in the virtual machine's advanced settings is set to Hang/Crash.
The VMware Fusion user interface crashes when you unencrypt a suspended virtual machine
In certain situations, removing encryption from a suspended virtual machine crashes the VMware Fusion user interface. The virtual machine itself is not affected by the crash, and no data is lost.
Sometimes, copying and pasting text between a Mac host and a virtual machine fails to update the clipboard
When this issue occurs, the pasted text is not the text that was most recently copied.
VMware Fusion crashes on an OS X 10.11 host when a virtual machine with multiple monitors connected enters Full Screen view
On an OS X 10.11 host, when a virtual machine has multiple monitors connected, Fusion crashes if you display the virtual machine in Full Screen view with the Use All Displays in Full Screen option selected in the View drop-down menu.
You cannot change the plug-in action for a USB device when the virtual machine is running
In Fusion, on the USB & Bluetooth window, the USB plug-in action for each of the listed USB devices is stuck to its original setting and cannot be changed after the virtual machine is powered on. For example, if the plug-in action for a USB device is set to "Ask what to do," you cannot change the action to any other setting.
When 3D acceleration is enabled in a virtual machine on an OS X 10.11 host, VMware Fusion might fail to start the virtual machine
When an OS X 10.11 host is upgraded from 10.8 or 10.9, VMware Fusion might fail to power on the virtual machines if 3D acceleration is enabled in the Display settings. This issue does not occur with fresh-installed OS X 10.11 host machines.
Analysis tools, such as tcpdump, Wireshark, EtherApe, are not available on VMware Fusion host network interfaces
VMware Fusion host network interfaces, such as vmnet1 and vmnet8, do not support the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF). As a result, analysis tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, EtherApe, and others are not available on these interfaces. This issue is resolved. With this release of Fusion, such analysis tools are available for use.

New in VMware Fusion 8.0.0 Build 2985594 (Aug 25, 2015)

Performance improvements for suspending and resuming encrypted virtual machines
Support IPv6 NAT network (Fusion 8 Pro only)
Echo cancellation for voice and video calls with Microsoft Lync and Skype
Added USB 3.0 support to Windows 7 virtual machines (with the latest Intel USB driver)
New warning text has been added to the UI for the option “Open your Windows files and web links using Mac Applications” to make it clearer that choosing to enable this feature might reduce the isolation of the virtual machine.
Full support of Windows 10:
Run Windows 10 as a virtual machine
Windows 10 Auto Detect and Easy Install
Unity support for Windows 10
Migrate Windows 10 PC to a virtual machine
Import Windows 10 Boot Camp virtual machine
Support OS X El Capitan:
Run OS X El Capitan as a virtual machine
Run OS X El Capitan as a host operating system
New Guest Operating Systems Support:
Ubuntu 15.04
Fedora 22
CentOS 7.1
RHEL 7.1
Oracle Linux 7.1
VMware Project Photon
Advanced graphics:
Support has been added for the following standards: DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3
Advanced resolution settings:
Ability to set global preference of resolution change upon window resizing and more
Ability to set per virtual machine override preference of resolution change upon windows resizing and more
VMware vCloud Air Integration (Fusion 8 Pro only):
Ability to connect to VMware vCloud Air Service
Ability to view remote virtual machine inventory
Remote display, keyboard and mouse control
Upload a local virtual machine to VMware vCloud Air
Power operation on remote virtual machines
Enhanced user experience
Improved remote experience (Fusion 8 Pro only):
Ability to create a remote virtual machine on a VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi, and VMware Workstation
View health summary of multiple ESXi hosts on a single dashboard
Support the latest Macs:
Ability to run Windows virtual machines on an iMac 5K in full-screen mode with native resolution
Support the new MacBook
Optimized user experience:
Improved Start menu
Improved new VM creator

New in VMware Fusion 7.1.2 Build 2779224 (Jun 16, 2015)

RESOLVED ISSUES:
Using audio conferencing software on a Windows 8 guest operating system caused a severe echo during both video and audio calls:
When you used audio conferencing software on a Windows 8 guest, participants using the built in speaker, as opposed to headphones, received a severe echo during both video and audio calls.
This issue is resolved.
Using the Easy Install option to install the Ubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 15.04 guest operating system failed to install VMware Tools:
This issue is resolved.
A Windows 10 guest operating system running idly caused the virtual machine to crash:
When you let a Windows 10 guest run idly for a couple of hours or more, the virtual machine sometimes crashed.
This issue is resolved.
When you installed VMware Tools on a RHEL 7.1 guest operating system with kernel 3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64, you could not enable folder sharing:
This issue is resolved.
You could not select the Shared smart card option:
When using a smart card reader, the Shared smart card option was not visible.
This issue is resolved.
When a virtual machine was suspended in Unity mode and you launched an application from the Application menu bar to start the virtual machine, keyboard connectivity was lost:
This issue is resolved.
When you installed VMware Tools on a Ubuntu guest operating system with kernel 3.13.0-46-generic, you could not enable folder sharing:
This issue is resolved.
USB HID devices were disabled on the USB Settings panel:
When you attempted to connect a USB HID device to the guest operating system, the device check box on the USB Settings panel was disabled, which prevented you from connecting the device to the guest.
This issue is resolved.
Every time you powered on a Boot Camp virtual machine, you received a prompt to reactivate Windows:
This issue is resolved.
Creating a virtual machine with the Simplified Chinese, French, or Italian Windows 10 Technical Preview 9926 guest operating system failed:
When you attempted to create a virtual machine with the Simplified Chinese, French, or Italian versions of the Windows 10 Technical Preview 9926 guest, the process hung on the preparation page. If you then forced a restart of the virtual machine, an error message appeared.
This issue is resolved.
The copy & paste and drag & drop actions did not work in the Ubuntu 14.04 guest operating system in Fusion 7:
After a virtual machine was upgraded from an earlier version of Ubuntu x64 to version 14.04, the copy & paste and drag & drop actions failed to work in Fusion 7.
This issue is resolved.
When you used video conferencing software in a virtual machine, participants noticed a video stream delay:
This issue is resolved.
Unable to use certain USB devices on Windows virtual machines:
When using certain USB devices, such as the Keyspan USA-19HS USB to serial adapter, the Rainbow USB Ultrapro, and the Kodak PS80 Scanner, on Windows virtual machines, the devices failed to work.
This issue is resolved.
The / and ù keys were inverted on Canadian French multilingual keyboards:
This issue is resolved.
When a host machine woke up from sleep, sometimes virtual machines displayed the message "Error starting sound stream":
This issue is resolved.
Creating a virtual machine with Western European special characters caused problems:
Two different problems occurred when you created a virtual machine, clicked Customize Settings on the Finish screen, and renamed the virtual machine with European special characters. Either the list of removable devices was missing in the virtual machine's settings pane or the following message appeared, "The virtual machine appears to be in use."
This issue is resolved.
SECURITY ISSUES:
VMware Fusion 7.1.2 has been updated to OpenSSL library version openssl-1.0.1m. This OpenSSL library version addresses several OpenSSL security issues including CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2015-0206, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2014-8275, and CVE-2014-3570.

New in VMware Fusion 7.1.1 Build 2498930 (Feb 18, 2015)

This release of VMware Fusion includes bug fixes. It also enables a user to edit Processors & Memory settings for a restricted virtual machine without entering the restrictions password for the virtual machine.
Resolved Issues:
When running the Bloomberg financial application in a virtual machine, the application would sometimes crash. This issue has been resolved.
Outlook 2010 would occasionally crash when running in Unity mode. This issue has been resolved.
If you dragged a file in shared folder from the guest on top of the same file in the host, the file would be truncated to a length of 0. This issue has been resolved.
When creating a new virtual machine with SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 12, the Easy Install path was not available. This issue has been resolved.
When using a virtual machine connected to the network with Bridged Networking, connecting to a server with IPv6 would fail. This issue has been resolved.
The keystroke to grab input (Cmd + G) and mouse input would occasionally fail. This issue has been resolved.
In some three-monitor configurations, full screen mode would not work across all the monitors. This issue has been resolved.
When running MeshCAM6 in a Windows guest, the application could crash. This issue has been resolved.
Virtual machines configured with hardware version 11 and running Windows XP would fail to display at resolutions larger then 2560 x 1600 pixels. This problem caused issues in single window, Unity, and full screen modes. This issue has been resolved.
A virtual machine connected to the network with NAT and running many concurrent DNS requests could cause the virtual machine to crash. This issue has been resolved.
Shared folders would not work with virtual machines running Fedora 20. This issue has been resolved.
When a virtual machine was running Windows XP in full screen mode with multiple monitors and the Use full resolution for Retina display option was enabled, the virtual machine would show the same image across all monitors. This issue has been resolved.
In some three-monitor configurations, Unity mode could fail to start. This issue has been resolved.
Previously, it might not be possible to NetBoot an OS X guest from a third-party (non-Apple) NetBoot server, such as the Dell KACE K2000. This issue has been resolved by relaxing the NetBoot client to tolerate variations in server protocol.

New in VMware Fusion 7.1.0 Build 2314774 (Dec 2, 2014)

New in VMware Fusion 7.0.1 Build 2235595 (Oct 29, 2014)

Improvements and resolved issues:
Fixed many minor UI issues.
Fixed an issue where renaming a top level share name in some Linux guests could cause a guest reboot.
Fixed issues with Japanese language help content.
Fixed an issue in Unity where a minimized Windows 8 "Metro-style" application would unminimize when the virtual machine entered Unity mode.
Fixed a problem where the virtual CD/DVD would disable when connecting a local disk image to a remote virtual machine.
Fixed an issue where entering Unity would initially show blank windows.
Fixed a crash when quitting VMware Fusion after copying a large file to the clipboard inside a virtual machine.
Fixed an issue where the maximum memory value in the Processors & Memory settings panel was incorrectly showing a value that was not an even multiple of 4MB.
Added error UI when removing a virtual disk from a remote virtual machine fails.
Removed a black flicker when switching to a full screen virtual machine.
Fixed an issue where the Keychain UI would reappear after the user had already allowed access.
Added progress UI when downloading McAfee antivirus.
Fixed issues of windows flashing and moving when entering Unity mode.
Fixed a crash that would occur when copying a file with a very long name to a shared folder.
Fixed a crash triggered when opening a .dmg file residing in a shared folder in an OS X virtual machine when the .dmg is already in use outside the virtual machine.
Removed logging that would emit an extraneous statement every two seconds whenever a virtual machine ran in Unity mode.
Fixed problems with symbolic links created in shared folders.
Fixed an issue where Unity windows would display incorrectly in Expose when running Fusion on Yosemite.
Fixed an issue where Fusion 6 customers were not able to use the trial version of Fusion 7.
Fixed a rare crash which would occur when connecting to an ESXi server on certain network configurations.
Fixed a rare issue where shared in a shared folder could be incorrectly truncated.
Fixed a crash when attempting to expand a virtual disk connected to a remote virtual machine.
Fixed a number of keyboard mapping issues for non-English keyboards.
Added support to mount_vmhgfs command-line utility to enable placing the mount at a specified share or folder.
Fixed a flickering issue with Microsoft Office 2013 windows when running in Unity mode.
Fixed a build problem when installing tools in virtual machines running Fedora 21 Alpha.
Updated to a newer version of McAfee antivirus.
Fixed a rare issue where dragging and dropping files from a virtual machine could fail.
Fixed an issue where file sizes in a shared folder would be reported incorrectly.
Fixed some rare cases with incorrect rendering in 3D.
Fixed a display flash that could be seen 2-3 seconds after entering Unity mode.
Language specific keyboard mappings are enabled by default for Windows virtual machines.

New in VMware Fusion 7.0.0 Build 2075534 (Sep 3, 2014)

VMware Fusion Pro has been updated for OS X Yosemite. Visual changes include a new flatter application icon, changes to include translucent elements, and Yosemite style full-screen behavior.
VMware Fusion Pro is more efficient than ever with wake-ups reduced by over 60% for lightly used virtual machines.
OS X Yosemite can now be used inside a virtual machine.
VMware Fusion Pro now shows the status of each virtual machine in the library list view. This is particularly useful for power-users working with many virtual machines.
Improved support for Retina displays, including changes to Unity mode and the ability to control how Fusion scales when moving between Retina-class and standard density displays.
Direct sounds from virtual machines to a specific audio device on your Mac.
Per-virtual machine shortcut keys make jumping quickly between operating systems a breeze.
Improved support for Ubuntu 14.xx etc < New Linuxes here.
VMware Fusion Pro includes the latest virtual hardware revision with support for:
Advanced Haswell processor features, including AVX2 inside a virtual machine
A new virtual webcam, making it easier than ever to use your webcam with Windows applications
An updated, virtual USB controller with support for XHCI 1.0
A new approach to video memory that enables the VRAM limit to be specified per virtual machine
The amount of VRAM configured is not limited by the VRAM available to the host.
The ability to specify a preference for the integrated or discrete GPU
On recent Mac Book Pros that contain both GPUs, this can result in increased battery life for lightly used virtual machines.
The ability to access virtual machines running on VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi, and VMware Workstation directly from VMware Fusion Pro including:
Remote display, keyboard, and mouse control
Ability to select media for CD, DVD, floppy devices, including files on your Mac
Ability to power virtual machines on and off and configure the network they connect to
Ability to move virtual machines from your Mac to a remote location by dragging and dropping
Ability to move virtual machines from a remote location to your Mac by dragging and dropping
See the state of your remote server with at-a-glance health summary based on Activity Monitor

New in VMware Fusion 6.0.4 Build 1887983 (Jul 2, 2014)

New in VMware Fusion 6.0.3 Build 1747349 (Apr 18, 2014)

New in VMware Fusion 6.0.2 Build 1398658 (Nov 6, 2013)

New in VMware Fusion 6.0.1 Build 1331545 (Sep 24, 2013)

New in VMware Fusion 6.0 Build 1296151 (Sep 4, 2013)

VMware Fusion 6 is optimized for the latest Macs and ready for OS X Mavericks and Windows 8.1 to deliver the ultimate Windows on Mac experience.
READY FOR OS X MAVERICKS AND WINDOWS 8.1:
Designed for OS X Mavericks:
Get a more Mac-like experience when running Windows applications on a Mac. The VMware Fusion 6 enhanced user interface makes working with your Windows applications quicker and easier. Extend the unique features of Mavericks to your Windows environment such as taking full advantage of every display connected to your Mac with multiple display support. Use AirPlay to view your Windows environment on your HDTV. VMware Fusion 6 also lets you use the OS X Mavericks dictation feature throughout Windows applications on your Mac. (Complete support for OS X Mavericks depends on the final release of the operating system.)
Ride Mavericks:
Run OS X Mavericks in a virtual machine with VMware Fusion 6. Get more from your Mac by running OS X Mavericks and OS X Mavericks Server in virtual machines. Leveraging decades of innovation in leading the virtualization revolution, VMware Fusion 6 is the most reliable way to develop and test new applications for the Mac and iOS.
Ready for Windows 8.1:
Get the most out of Windows 8.1 new features directly on your Mac and run Windows Metro applications side-by-side with your Mac applications. With VMware Fusion 6, view Metro applications in Launchpad and the Applications folder or put Metro Apps in the dock in Unity mode. VMware Fusion 6 supports Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows 8.1 Enterprise. (Complete support for Windows 8.1 depends on the final release of the operating system.)
EVEN BETTER PERFORMANCE:
Near-Native Performance:
With a highly optimized 64-bit engine and multicore processing power that makes the most effective use of the latest Intel Haswell processors, VMware Fusion 6 runs Windows and Mac applications side-by-side faster than ever. VMware Fusion 6 leverages the Mac's faster memory, faster SSD performance and greater power under the hood, to let you run Windows applications at incredible speeds.
The Most Powerful Virtual Machines:
With VMware Fusion 6, you can now create virtual machines with up to 16 vCPUs, 8 TB virtual disks, and up to 64 GB of memory to run the most demanding applications. With powerful 3D graphics and support for OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 graphics, VMware Fusion 6 will make running highly demanding 3D applications like AutoCAD or SolidWorks a breeze.
Maximize Your Battery Life:
Optimized to give you the fastest performance while least impacting the power of your Mac, VMware Fusion 6 ensures that every watt of power coming out of your Mac's battery is used as efficiently as possible.
Retina Display Optimization:
Windows never looked so good with Retina Display optimization for a crisp and detailed experience of your Windows applications.
Enhanced Connectivity:
Extend your Mac's connectivity to your Windows environment and take advantage of USB 3 support for ultra-fast file transfers, SDXC card reader to import and view your photos directly in Windows and view them on an external monitor or TV using the Thunderbolt port or HDMI port of your Mac. VMware Fusion 6 also has support for HD audio with 5.1 surround sound and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology. (USB3 support requires Windows 8 or higher)
DESIGNED FOR EASE OF USE:
VMware Fusion 6 enhances the way you experience Windows applications on a Mac. From its streamlined user experience and improved PC migration assistant, to easier installation of virtual machines and more granular selection of computer resources, everything has been enhanced to give users an even better way to experience Windows on a Mac.
Easier Virtual Machine Installation:
The new virtual machine installation assistant has been entirely redesigned to provide an incredibly easy way to install new virtual machines whether installing from a Windows disc, migrating an existing PC, running Windows from a Boot Camp partition or installing OS X from a recovery partition.
More Control Over Your Mac’s Resources:
The new virtual machine settings menu incorporates many improvements to give you even more control over your virtual machines. For example, you now get dynamic indicators to warn you if you are allocating too much of your Mac’s resources to virtual machines.
Updated Learning Center:
The updated Learning Center lets you access a wide range of videos directly from within VMware Fusion. Get access to step-by-step easy to view videos that will help you get started with running Windows on a Mac. Popular videos include purchasing and installing Windows from the comfort of your Mac, and migrating your Windows PC to your Mac.

New in VMware Fusion 5.0.3 Build 1040386 (Mar 16, 2013)

New in VMware Fusion 5.0.2 Build 900491 (Nov 9, 2012)

New in VMware Fusion 5.0.1 Build 825449 (Sep 17, 2012)

New in VMware Fusion 5.0.0 Build 802507 (Aug 23, 2012)

Optimized for Mountain Lion and Windows 8:
Take advantage of new technologies found in Mountain Lion and Windows 8.
Designed for Mountain Lion:
Get a more Mac-like experience when running Windows programs on a Mac. VMware Fusion 5’s enhanced user interface makes working with your Windows applications quicker and easier. Extend Mountain Lion's unique features to your Windows environment and search your favorite Windows programs in Launchpad or use "AirPlay Mirroring" to stream your Mac and Windows applications on your HDTV. You can even get VMware Fusion notifications in Mountain Lion’s notification center. It just works. VMware Fusion 5 is also compatible with OS X Lion and Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Mountain Lion Tamed:
VMware Fusion 5 now supports OS X Mountain Lion in a virtual machine. Get more from your Mac by running OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mountain Lion Server, OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server in virtual machines. Leveraging decades of innovation in leading the virtualization revolution, VMware Fusion 5 is the most reliable way to develop and test new applications for the Mac and iOS.
Windows 8 Optimized:
Who said Windows 8 was only for PCs? Get the most out of the new Windows 8 Metro environment directly on your Mac and run it side-by-side with your Mac applications. VMware Fusion 5 has been optimized to take advantage of new Windows 8 technologies and will make you wonder why you would ever consider running Windows 8 on anything other than a Mac. VMware Fusion supports Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 Enterprise.
Reboot Windows 8 in Seconds:
Leveraging Windows 8 and the power of your Mac, VMware Fusion 5 reboots Windows 8 in seconds so that installing a Windows update and restarting Windows is a matter of seconds not minutes.
Approved by the Latest Macs:
Windows Never Knew it Could Look so Good:
View Windows like you've never seen it before with Retina Display optimization for a crisp and detailed experience of your Windows programs.
USB 3 Connectivity:
Extend your Mac's connectivity to your Windows environment and take advantage of USB 3 support for ultra-fast file transfers 1, SDXC card reader to import and view your photos directly in Windows and view them on an external monitor or TV using the Thunderbolt port or HDMI port of your Mac.
Improved Support for Large Memory Macs:
Benefit from better use of memory on Macs equipped with 16GB or more and get better performance when dealing with Virtual Machines that require large memory allocations.
Next Generation Performance:
Near-Native Performance:
With a highly optimized 64-bit engine and multicore processing power that makes the most effective use of the latest Intel processors found in new Macs, VMware Fusion 5 will let you run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side faster than ever. Leveraging the Mac's faster memory, faster SSD performance and greater power under the hood, VMware Fusion 5 will make running Windows faster than on an old PC.
Long Life to Your Battery:
Optimized to give you the fastest performance while least impacting the power of your Mac, VMware Fusion 5 has drastically improved its power management abilities, enabling every watt of power coming out of your Mac's battery to be used as efficiently as possible.
Faster 3D Graphics:
With faster 3D graphics and support for OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 graphics, VMware Fusion 5 will make running highly demanding 3D applications like AutoCAD 2012 a breeze.
Ultrafast Resume:
Leveraging the latest SSD technologies, suspend and resume your Windows environment even faster than before so you can get back to exactly where you left off without having to waste precious time waiting for Windows to reboot.
New Functionalities:
VMware Fusion 5 enhances the way you experience Windows applications on a Mac. From the new Virtual Machine Library with Retina Display optimized thumbnails and a new “Finder style” list view, to 1-click snapshots, everything has been enhanced to give users an even more powerful way to experience Windows on a Mac.
Enhanced Virtual Machine Library:
The updated Virtual Machine Library boosts productivity by enabling seamless working between multiple operating systems. Enjoy new icon and list views of all your Virtual Machines and keep your library organized with folders. Get a dynamic view of the state of your Virtual Machines in icon view and enjoy larger thumbnails so you know exactly where you left off. See the amount of space used by each of your virtual machines at a glance.
1-click Snapshots:
Snapshots have also received an improved graphical appearance and can be viewed in a separate window so you can continue to work with your Virtual Machine side-by-side. Best of all, Snapshots can now be taken in a click directly from the menu and can also be reverted back as quickly as they were taken.
Linux 3D Graphics:
VMware Fusion 5 now comes with a brand new graphics driver for Linux which lets you enjoy full 3D desktops in Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and OpenSuSE. 2
New Embedded Learning Center:
The new embedded Learning Center lets you access a wide range of videos directly from within VMware Fusion. Get access to a wide range of step-by-step easy to view videos that will help you get started with running Windows on a Mac. Popular videos include: how to purchase and install a new copy of Windows and how to transfer your entire PC to your Mac.
More Compatible than Ever:
With added support for virtualizing Windows 8, ESXi5, Ubuntu 12.04, and Fedora 17, Windows Server 2012 as well as 200 other operating systems, VMware Fusion 5 will turn your Mac into the most compatible computer you’ve ever owned.

New in VMware Fusion 4.1.3 Build 730298 (Jun 14, 2012)

New in VMware Fusion 4.1.2 Build 683185 (Apr 16, 2012)

New in VMware Fusion 4.1.0 Build 529802 (Nov 18, 2011)

Smart Full Screen - Full screen mode provides better productivity and consistency with Mac OS X Lion than previous versions:
The Lion full-screen button is used in virtual machine windows.
The Lion full-screen keyboard shortcut (Cmd-Control-F) is now supported in addition to Cmd-Control-Return.
Like other full-screen Lion applications, a VMware Fusion virtual machine moves to a new space when all displays are connected to the virtual machine.
Switching to Full Screen mode on a secondary display uses the whole display but does not create a new space, which enables you to work in other Mac applications while the virtual machine makes full use of the secondary display.
The VMware Fusion menu bar and toolbar are now accessible from Full Screen mode. A short delay in showing the menu allows access the top of the virtual machine screen, particularly when running Mac OS X Lion in a virtual machine.
A redesigned, compact minibar that you can drag for quick access to common actions without leaving Full Screen mode.
Automatic virtual machine power on:
Virtual machines can now be powered on automatically when VMware Fusion starts. You can override this setting by holding Shift when VMware Fusion starts. This feature was removed in VMware Fusion 4 but is now available in VMware Fusion 4.1 in the General settings for every virtual machine.
Improved animations:
Improved animations for full screen mode, unity mode, library and snapshots.
Fast screen resizing and improved startup time:
Faster screen resizing (Microsoft Hotfix 2522761 recommended), faster transitions into Unity and Full Screen modes, and improved startup time with Windows 7 virtual machines.
Improved Mac OS X Lion guest operating system support:
Improved Mac OS X Lion virtual machine support including smoother mouse movements and support for File Vault 2 when using Mac OS X 10.7.2 or later. Upated VMware Tools disable sleep on older versions of Mac OS X virtual machines.
Improved graphics performance:
Improved graphics performance and correctness for Internet Explorer 9 and Solidworks 2012 and improved graphics performance when using Mac OS X 10.7.2.
VMware Fusion 4.1 also resolves the following issues:
An intermittent problem when plugging in a new USB device that resulted in error 4.
Improved support for resizing NTFS formatted disks.
An intermittent issue connecting USB devices attached via a Thunderbolt display.
An intermittent issue installing Mac OS X Lion from physical media.
Improved compatibility of shared folders for many applications.
An issue installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu 11.10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.
A graphics rendering issue on some Mac Pro systems with very large amounts of memory
A graphics rendering issue specific to some non-English languages.
An intermittent problem when using the migration assistant on Mac OS X 10.7.2.
Spurious activation messages when using Boot Camp virtual machines on some systems.

New in VMware Fusion 4.0.2 Build 491587 (Sep 29, 2011)

New Installation Experience:
VMware Fusion is now installed by dragging and dropping to the Applications folder. Users of older versions can upgrade using the included utility. VMware Fusion can be uninstalled by quitting the application and dragging it to the trash.
New User Interface:
VMware Fusion includes a new user interface designed to maximize screen space dedicated to running virtual machines. By keeping the interface minimal, we have improved user productivity for Windows applications. It is now more consistent with the overall Mac desktop experience than previous versions of VMware Fusion.
The new user interface includes the following key features.
The Single-window experience is optimized around each running virtual machine, keeping related options and settings together. A new collapsible toolbar provides quick access to common virtual machine actions including switching networks, connecting and disconnecting devices, and sharing options. The Control-Alt-Delete key combination is now available as a menu button.
The Virtual Machine Library Welcome screen has been refreshed to make it easier to get up and running quickly.
The Virtual Machine Library is updated with thumbnails of virtual machine desktops and shortcuts to common activities.
The Settings have been redesigned to make it easier to perform common tasks. New settings subsections for Compatibility, Default Applications and Startup Disk are included.
The Snapshot viewer provides powerful new features for working with snapshots using a timeline-based view, inspired by Time Machine.
Designed for Lion:
VMware Fusion 4 is designed for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and includes support for using Mission Control to switch between Mac and Windows applications. Support for Spaces and Exposé has also been improved to make it easier to switch between applications.
Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Lion Server are now supported as guest operating systems. Mac OS X Lion can be installed by dragging the Lion installer icon to the virtual machine wizard.
Virtual Hardware Improvements:
As always, VMware continues to improve our virtual hardware performance and capabilities. You must upgrade the hardware version of your existing VMs or create a new VM in order to get the best features and performance from your virtual machines. Upgrade the hardware version of your virtual machine from the new virtual machine settings page under Compatibility.
An HD Audio device is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7 guests. The new HD Audio device takes advantage of the latest sound drivers provided with Windows and produces high sound quality even under heavy load.
Bluetooth devices on the host can now be shared with Windows guests. Bluetooth devices, such as a Bluetooth phone, are paired to either the host system or to a Windows virtual machine. VMware does not recommend pairing Bluetooth audio devices, such as headphones, or Bluetooth input devices, such as keyboards and mice to a guest.
Link-state propagation enables applications to seamlessly communicate when using NAT-based networking even when moving between networks. For example, communication between applications will continue seamlessly when you move from a wired network to a wireless network.
Our graphics team continues to improve rendering correctness and to tune our graphics drivers. VMware Fusion 4 is up to 2.5 times faster than VMware Fusion 3 for some 3D operations. Improved support for AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Altium Designer on Windows XP and Windows 7 is also included.
Encrypted Virtual Machines:
Fusion now enables security best practices by providing virtual disk encryption using industry-standard AES-128. Encryption can require a per-virtual-machine password whenever the virtual machine is powered on.
Pause State for Virtual Machines:
The new Pause state suspends the virtual machine while retaining the in-memory state. This state can be useful when system resources will temporarily be taxed and the guest virtual machine is not immediately needed.
Remote CD and DVD Drives:
Remote CD and DVD drives shared from another Windows PC or Mac are supported for installing operating systems on virtual machines.
Shrinking Disks with Snapshots:
VMware Fusion now supports shrinking virtual disks without the need to remove the snapshots first. Shrinking virtual disks without removing snapshots allows users to maintain their virtual machines and reclaim disk space more easily than in previous releases of VMware Fusion. Look for the new virtual machine clean up capability under the General section of the virtual machine settings.
Mirrored Folders:
Downloads and Movies folders are now mirrored from the Mac.
OVF Support:
Support for creating OVF-format virtual machines is provided by the standalone OVF tool. This tool is available for download from: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/ovf?view=overview
Other Technical Changes:
VMware Fusion 4 is now 64-bit throughout. In addition, services and kernel extensions are loaded and unloaded on-demand. The application can now be run from non-standard folder locations. The PC Migration Wizard has been updated to provide even faster migration.
VMware Fusion 4.0.2 addresses an issue starting virtual machines running a forthcoming version of Mac OS X Lion.

New in VMware Fusion 4.0.1 Build 474597 (Sep 14, 2011)

New Installation Experience:
VMware Fusion is now installed by dragging and dropping to the Applications folder. Users of older versions can upgrade using the included utility. VMware Fusion can be uninstalled by quitting the application and dragging it to the trash.
New User Interface:
VMware Fusion includes a new user interface designed to maximize screen space dedicated to running virtual machines. By keeping the interface minimal, we have improved user productivity for Windows applications. It is now more consistent with the overall Mac desktop experience than previous versions of VMware Fusion.
The new user interface includes the following key features.
The Single-window experience is optimized around each running virtual machine, keeping related options and settings together. A new collapsible toolbar provides quick access to common virtual machine actions including switching networks, connecting and disconnecting devices, and sharing options. The Control-Alt-Delete key combination is now available as a menu button.
The Virtual Machine Library Welcome screen has been refreshed to make it easier to get up and running quickly.
The Virtual Machine Library is updated with thumbnails of virtual machine desktops and shortcuts to common activities.
The Settings have been redesigned to make it easier to perform common tasks. New settings subsections for Compatibility, Default Applications and Startup Disk are included.
The Snapshot viewer provides powerful new features for working with snapshots using a timeline-based view, inspired by Time Machine.
Designed for Lion:
VMware Fusion 4 is designed for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and includes support for using Mission Control to switch between Mac and Windows applications. Support for Spaces and Exposé has also been improved to make it easier to switch between applications.
Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Lion Server are now supported as guest operating systems. Mac OS X Lion can be installed by dragging the Lion installer icon to the virtual machine wizard.
Virtual Hardware Improvements:
As always, VMware continues to improve our virtual hardware performance and capabilities. You must upgrade the hardware version of your existing VMs or create a new VM in order to get the best features and performance from your virtual machines. Upgrade the hardware version of your virtual machine from the new virtual machine settings page under Compatibility.
An HD Audio device is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7 guests. The new HD Audio device takes advantage of the latest sound drivers provided with Windows and produces high sound quality even under heavy load.
Bluetooth devices on the host can now be shared with Windows guests. Bluetooth devices, such as a Bluetooth phone, are paired to either the host system or to a Windows virtual machine. VMware does not recommend pairing Bluetooth audio devices, such as headphones, or Bluetooth input devices, such as keyboards and mice to a guest.
Link-state propagation enables applications to seamlessly communicate when using NAT-based networking even when moving between networks. For example, communication between applications will continue seamlessly when you move from a wired network to a wireless network.
Our graphics team continues to improve rendering correctness and to tune our graphics drivers. VMware Fusion 4 is up to 2.5 times faster than VMware Fusion 3 for some 3D operations. Improved support for AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Altium Designer on Windows XP and Windows 7 is also included.
Encrypted Virtual Machines:
Fusion now enables security best practices by providing virtual disk encryption using industry-standard AES-128. Encryption can require a per-virtual-machine password whenever the virtual machine is powered on.
Pause State for Virtual Machines:
The new Pause state suspends the virtual machine while retaining the in-memory state. This state can be useful when system resources will temporarily be taxed and the guest virtual machine is not immediately needed.
Remote CD and DVD Drives:
Remote CD and DVD drives shared from another Windows PC or Mac are supported for installing operating systems on virtual machines.
Shrinking Disks with Snapshots:
VMware Fusion now supports shrinking virtual disks without the need to remove the snapshots first. Shrinking virtual disks without removing snapshots allows users to maintain their virtual machines and reclaim disk space more easily than in previous releases of VMware Fusion. Look for the new virtual machine clean up capability under the General section of the virtual machine settings.
Mirrored Folders:
Downloads and Movies folders are now mirrored from the Mac.
OVF Support:
Support for creating OVF-format virtual machines is provided by the standalone OVF tool. This tool is available for download from: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/ovf?view=overview
Other Technical Changes:
VMware Fusion 4 is now 64-bit throughout. In addition, services and kernel extensions are loaded and unloaded on-demand. The application can now be run from non-standard folder locations. The PC Migration Wizard has been updated to provide even faster migration.
VMware Fusion 4.0.1 contains an update that ensures that disk buffering is enabled when set to automatic.

New in VMware Fusion 3.1.3 Build 416484 (Jun 1, 2011)

Highlights:
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: Support for Windows 7 SP1 32-bit & 64-bit.
Ubuntu: Support for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 32-bit & 64-bit.
Microsoft Office: Fixed a problem opening attachments in Outlook 2010.
Video: Updated Windows WDDM driver with stability improvements.
File access: Improved reliability accessing shared files on the Mac.
Internet: Fixed slow first page loading in Internet Explorer 8.
USB: Improved handling of smartphones including the Nokia N8.
Fixes:
The Samsung Galaxy S phone with Android 2.1 is not recognized in an OS X host or in a Windows 7 guest.
Previously, to use a Logitech HD Webcam C510 in a Windows 7 virtual machine, you had to include the quirks line (Usb.quirks.device0 = "0x046d:0x081d skip-reset") as a configuration option in the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file. Now, you no longer need to include the quirks line in the .vmx file.
When you connect a Nokia N8 phone to a Windows XP guest and attempt to connect to it by using the Nokia Ovi Suite, the phone does not stay connected to the guest. The Windows Device Manager in the Windows XP guest reports This device cannot start. (Code 10).
You cannot connect USB 2.0 devices to FreeBSD guests.
When you use Suspend Guest and Resume Guest to suspend and resume an Ubuntu 10.10 guest, the network interface is down after the guest is resumed.
When you run an Nmap ("Network Mapper") scan from a virtual machine that is configured to use Network Address Translation (NAT) networking to an external Windows machine, the NAT service fails and the virtual machine has problems connecting to the external network.
You cannot use Microsoft Office 2010 in a Windows guest to open an attachment in a shared folder. The guest returns an error message that states the file is not located in a shared folder and cannot be opened by the host.
A Mac OS X Server 10.6.x virtual machine is unable to access IDE hard disks and CD/DVD drives after the guest is updated to 10.6.5 or newer. If the boot volume is on an IDE hard disk, the guest will fail to boot.
After a Windows 7 guest goes into screen saver mode, you cannot wake up the guest when you click inside the virtual machine. This problem occurs only when the following screen saver and power plan settings are selected or enabled:
In Screen Saver Settings, a screen saver is enabled, the idle time is set, and "On resume, display logon screen" is selected.
In Power Options, the Balanced plan is selected and the "Turn off the display" and "Put the computer to sleep" plan settings are set to the same timeout value as the screen saver idle time.
Previously, when you created a Mac OS X virtual machine in Fusion, the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file contained an absolute path to the virtual machine disk (.vmdk) file. This setting prevented you from copying the virtual machine because the copy pointed to the .vmdk file for the original virtual machine. Now, the .vmx file contains a relative path to the .vmdk file and you can copy Mac OS X virtual machines.
When DisplayLink drivers are installed in a Windows 7 virtual machine, the virtual machine crashes when you run it in Fusion.
Previously, when a virtual machine was configured to use NAT networking, browser performance was slow the first time you launched Internet Explorer 7 or 8 after starting the virtual machine for the first time and after resuming the virtual machine. Now, browser performance has been improved.

New in VMware Fusion 3.1.2 Build 332101 (Dec 3, 2010)

The error Could not publish or run one or more applications. occurs when resuming a virtual machine that has DivX Player installed in the guest.
Slingbox Slingplayer does not display video in the guest when 3D acceleration is enabled. In addition, very high CPU usage occurs if the guest is set to 1 core.
Microsoft Office applications do not display as the frontmost window when they are launched in Unity view.
Sound volume in the guest operating system is reduced after upgrading to Fusion 3.1. The volume observed through the host is not consistent with the guest volume setting.
In a Windows XP guest, if you connect a handheld device to the host, the handshake application might time out or stop responding due to unhandled USB disable requests.
While the virtual machine is running, if you switch from full screen mode to single window mode, the virtual machine window disappears and the light underneath the Fusion icon disappears as well. Fusion stops responding if you restart after this issue occurs.
The guest operating system might fail with a blue screen and the error Multiple IRP Complete Requests if you access a file or folder two or more folders deep into a VMware Shared Folder and are running applications, such as Microsoft Office Powerpoint or Project, that use the byte range locks file system feature.
Samsung Galaxy S phone with Android 2.1 does not work with Fusion. The phone does not appear in the virtual machine.
Guest software might use CPUID information to determine characteristics of underlying (virtual or physical) CPU hardware. In some instances, CPUID information returned by virtual hardware will differ from the responses physical hardware might report. Based on these differences, certain pieces of guest software might not behave as expected. In this release, this fix causes certain CPUID responses to more closely match the responses that physical hardware might return.
If you run Outlook 2007 in Unity mode, the Outlook dock icon might flash, or briefly quit and restart. When this happens the Outlook window also disappears and then reappears.
Mac OS X Server guests might intermittently fail to boot, displaying a stop symbol on a gray screen shortly after powering on.
Additionally, this release resolves the following security-related issues:
The way temporary files are handled by the mounting process could result in a race condition. This issue could allow a local user on the host to elevate their privileges. Windows-based host systems are not affected. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-4295 to this issue.
vmware-mount, which is a SUID binary, has a flaw in the way libraries are loaded. This issue could allow local users on the host to execute arbitrary shared object files with root privileges. Windows-based host systems are not affected. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-4296 to this issue.
A vulnerability in the input validation of VMware Tools update allows for injection of commands. This issue could allow a user on the host to execute commands on the guest operating system with root privileges. The issue can only be exploited if VMware Tools is not fully up-to-date. Windows-based virtual machines are not affected. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-4297 to this issue.

New in VMware Fusion 3.1.1 Build 282344 (Aug 13, 2010)

New in VMware Fusion 3.1.0 Build 261058 (May 26, 2010)

New Features:
8-way SMP
2 TB Virtual Disks
OpenGL 2.1 for Vista
OpenGL 2.1 for Windows 7
Support for overlapping Unity windows in Exposé and Dock Exposé
USB "EasyConnect" to easily assign USB devices to virtual machine or Mac when connected
OVF Tool for Mac OS X now included as optional install with full download or CD install
OVF Tool 2: Import and export OVF packaged virtual machines and upload to vSphere with bundled OVF Tool
Drag a disk image or virtual disk to the installation media pane of the assistant
Add shortcut for opening a virtual machines configuration file in default text editor for VMware Fusion (Hold down option and right-click in Virtual Machine Library)
User Experience Improvement Program
Graphics Improvements:
Aero is much faster on Windows Vista and Windows 7
Greatly improved scrolling speeds in Windows Vista and Windows 7 with latest Mac OS X release
Some games up to 10x faster than VMware Fusion 3.0 with VMware Fusion 3.1 and latest Mac OS X release
Improved performance and better compatibility for both DirectX 9 and OpenGL 3D applications
Boot Camp Improvements:
Up to 5x disk performance in Boot Camp virtual machines
New option to minimize prompting for password (authentication dialogs) when using Boot Camp virtual machines
Handle Mac OS X disk changes better to avoid multiple references to Boot Camp partition in the Virtual Machine Library
PC Migration Improvements:
Improvements to Migrate Your PC assistant, including better validation of names and better location prompt
Prompt user if Mac OS X guest account prevents guest access to shared folders instead of failing
Open new virtual machine on successful migration
Enhanced user interface on PC being migrated including:
◦ New progress dialog on the PC being migrated as well as in VMware Fusion
◦ Option to show converter logs and troubleshooting steps on PC if PC migration fails
Avoids port conflicts with Web server software installed on PC such as IIS, Tomcat, and Apache
New Guest Operating Systems Supported:
Ubuntu 8.0.4.4: 32- and 64-bit
Ubuntu 10.04: 32- and 64-bit (currently in Beta)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 1: 32- and 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1: 32- and 64-bit
RHEL 5.4: 32- and 64-bit
Graphics Bugs Addressed:
Improvements for Autodesk Autocad, Maya, Mudbox applications
Improvements for TopoGun and Rhino modeling software
Fixed failure issue with Seeker astronomy application
Fixed failure issue with ClearView RC Flight Sim game
Adobe Premiere preview window now renders correctly
Better support for accelerated video playback, improves audio/video sync in Windows Media Player and Full Screen Quicktime/iTunes
Cursor is now rendered in Civilization 4, Dragon Age, Crazy Machine 2 and other games
Microsoft Flight Sim X no longer causes Signal 11 failure
Google Earth now works correctly in OpenGL mode
General performance, crash fixes and visual correctness improvements for multiple games
Fixed a problem in which playing the video sample file Bear.vmv in Windows Photo Gallery would cause the virtual machine to fail
Fixed multiple problems with Altrium Designer to allow it to render correctly
Fixed a problem with SketchUp UI graphics corruption
Fixed a problem with Microsoft Flight Simulator X that caused VMware Fusion to fail
Fixed a problem with OpenGL performance regression caused by VMware Fusion 3.0.1
Fixed KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED failure that occurred on certain cases on Windows XP at boot
Boot Camp Bugs Addressed:
Now supports Office 2010 activation on a Boot Camp partition virtual machine
Resolved a problem in which upgrading VMware Tools would sometimes cause Windows to reactivate
PC Migration Bugs Addressed:
Imported Windows virtual machines can now enable ThinPrint
IP address is kept after clicking Go Back button
Virtual Machine name field limits names to standard characters
Does not clear IP/passcode when moving through PC Migration wizard
Arbitration dialog displays Japanese names correctly
Windows Server 2008 R2 no longer migrated as "Windows 7" virtual machine
Can migrate PC without Guest Sharing enabled on the Mac
Collects support information for PC Migration assistant
Supports using PC Migration on non-default port, to work around web servers on PC
Unity and Shared Applications Bugs Addressed:
Launching Adobe Fireworks in Unity view no longer causes the Waiting for Unity window to appear
Single click on an application in the background no longer causes a double-click event
Greatly improved performance with Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aero and Unity when running on Mac OS X 10.6.3 and later
Now supports overlapping windows in Exposé and Dock Exposé
Fixed a problem in which minimizing a window showed the contents of the Windows desktop
Fixed a problem in which all new Unity view windows would be white with no available content until a restart
Fixed a problem in which all Unity view window moves would be wobbly after some period of use until a restart
Fixed a problem with a black screen appearing on exiting Unity view
Fixed a problem in which maximized windows in a Windows virtual machine extended 2 pixels beyond the edge of the screen
Fixed a problem in which applications that require administrative privileges did not show up in the Dock
Fixed a problem with vmtoolsd failure in vmtools!VMToolsLogFile
Fixed a problem encountered when entering Unity for Linux guests that caused Linux tools to fail in some cases
Outlook opening PDF attachments works much better
Opening an Outlook attachment twice (using host application and mirrored folders) no longer fails with Outlook 2007
Fixes a Tray Icons Unexplained Signal 11 failure with Fusion 3.0.1
Open your Mac files and web link using Windows Applications now displays as enabled after clicking Enable Shared Applications
Publishing dockers for VMware Fusion 2 virtual machines in /Users/Shared/ no longer causes an error
Fixes an issue in which opening documents with the start menu unnecessarily locked the VMX in some cases
Keyboard and Mouse Bugs Addressed:
Changing mouse cursor does not cause mouse to be stuck in 64bit Windows virtual machines
Fixes an issue in which the mouse was skippy in multiple display mode
Mouse pointer no longer jumps to different display on click
Fixes a failure issue for Power On/Resume virtual machine with ARD Curtain Screen Locked Host
Key mapping fixed for Linux guests
USB Bugs Addressed:
Resolved VMware Fusion 3 failure when a Kobil card reader is connected
USB audio device/headset can be connected to guest without creating screeching sounds. Requires update to latest Mac OS X release
Mass storage device (USB 2.0) can be recognized in the NetWare 6.5 operating system
Promethean Activ USB hub no longer starts blinking in the virtual machine USB devices list
Palm Zire M150 USB device does not randomly disconnect
Does not ask users to connect USB printers to virtual machine due to Driverless Printing
Asks the user to confirm when connecting a USB printer to the virtual machine
USB device connect checkbox now updates if connect is cancelled
Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would fail with Signal 11 on virtual machine startup with a buggy USB device or hub
Virtual Hard Disk Bugs Addressed:
Now defaults to buffered I/O for greatly increased disk performance
Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would crash when trying to access a corrupt virtual disk
Auto Update Bugs Addressed:
Renames Install and Restart button to Install and Relaunch
Handles reboot case better and notifies user
Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would offer an update to the already installed and up-to-date version
Other Bugs Addressed:
Resolved synching issue with iPhone to Mac when VMware Fusion is in use
Improved password validation for Ubuntu Easy Install
Now warns if you start to save a new virtual machine to a read-only or locked destination
Can select Mac OS X by default as new virtual machine type if DMG is source image
Can open CD-ROM with Mac keyboard eject key if CD is autoconnected
Is friendlier to unrecognized CDs. Shows an unrecognized disc message on the new virtual machine assistant introduction page
Adds explanatory text for Advanced Settings power passthrough
When New Virtual Machine Assistant detects an install disc with easy-install-capable Linux OS, the Linux Easy Install item now appears on the navigation pane
Fixes VMDKMounter so it does not prompt for password on Snow Leopard
VMware Fusion user interface does not fail when deleting the primary hard disk of a Boot Camp virtual machine
Makes ESC be the shortcut key for the Cancel button for New Virtual Machine Assistant
Improves 'Collect Support Information' script
CD-ROM added to a Mac OS virtual machine is now SCSI instead of IDE
Updates Solaris10 memory requirements to enable graphical install by default
Dragging a snapshot vmdk file sets the mode to "copy" because that is the only valid option
Scrolling through text using the left arrow key or right arrow key is faster, even if the library contains many virtual machines
No longer an unexpected quit when closing virtual machine window after a suspend / power off and when toggling between Full Screen view and Single Window view
Thinprint works on Ubuntu 9.10 and Red Hat 5.4 Linux virtual machine
No longer produces the Boot Camp error "Could not create the virtual disk for your Boot Camp virtual machine" if a partition is in use when the virtual machine is created
When a virtual machine does not have a CD/DVD device, has the Install McAfee VirusScan Plus menu item enabled and which will work like Install VMware Tools
Values for File Date & Time do not change while copying from Ubuntu Linux virtual machine to the host shared folder
Fixed a problem in which a virtual machine would be very slow or unresponsive after a resume
Fixed a problem in which antivirus software (AVG and others) would be slow after you resumed a virtual machine
Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would fail in some cases with Signal 8 when installing Windows 7
Fixed a problem in which randomly changing view modes would cause a crash
Fixed a problem with VMmouse driver for xorg-server 1.7 that caused X server to hang in Ubuntu 10.04 alpha 2
Fixed a problem in which the VMware Fusion UI would take over 50% CPU time on the Mac in some cases
Fixed a problem in which the mouse and keyboard would not work on a Macbook Pro primary display but would work with an attached secondary display
Fixed a problem when adding a shared folder while resuming virtual machine would cause a Signal 11 failure
Fixed a problem with an Objective-C exception failure on power off on the virtual machine
Fixed a problem in which drag and drop would to fail when dragging files out of the virtual machine across the right or bottom edge of the virtual machine window
Fixed a problem in which saving a PowerPoint or Word file twice on a Shared Folder would make it read only and not able to be opened
Fixed a problem in which a Tools ISO download would be needed during Easy Install in spite of starting with the full VMware Fusion installation
Fixed a problem in which inserting a physical disc after New Virtual Machine Assistant was started could result in it not detecting the disc
Fixed a problem in which doing a soft suspend using vmrun would cause VMware Fusion to become unresponsive
Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would quit when closing a virtual machine window after a suspend or power off and when toggling between full screen and single window views
Fixed a problem in which the VMware Shared Folders drive letter in Windows 7 was not removed when Shared Folders were disabled

New in VMware Fusion 3.0.2 Build 232708 (Feb 19, 2010)

New in VMware Fusion 3.0.1 Build 215242 (Dec 11, 2009)

Highlighted New and Improved Features:
Faster 3D performance, with Windows Experience scores 20-80% faster than before on Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Reduced time for resuming virtual machines
Supports import of standalone VHD disks into VMware virtual machines
Supports import of Parallels Desktop 5 virtual machines into VMware virtual machines
New 64-bit native networking subsystem to match the 64-bit native engine
PC Migration Agent and Migration Assistant Improvements:
Adds support for Windows Server 2008 R2
Installer localized into all supported languages
Shows progress that VMware Tools are being installed in last step of migrating the PC
Does not automatically show the PC Migration Agent application in the resulting virtual machine
Adds only one network adapter to imported PC virtual machines
Unity View Improvements:
"Always On" Applications menu defaults to the active virtual machine, and if more than one virtual machine is running, the menu defaults to the one that has focus
Fixes a problem in which the "Always On" Application menu was not populated in some cases
Improves the Aero-in-Unity experience with better interactive performance and easier readability of window titles
Improves Unity view interactive performance for 32-bit Windows applications running on 64-bit Windows operating systems
Ability to dismiss system tray menus in Unity view with only one click
Small mouse wheel scroll increments work correctly in Unity view
Fixes keyboard focus issues in Unity view when multiple windows are opened and closed
Fixes a problem in which Adobe Fireworks, Photoshop, and some other applications would drop out of Unity view, causing the Waiting for Unity window to appear
Fixes a problem in which VMware Fusion would fail when processing very large icons from Windows applications
Fixes a problem in which VMware Fusion could not create Windows applications in the dock for those with really long application names
Shared/Mirrored Folders Improvements:
Outlook 2007 preview works with Mirrored Folders enabled
Applications no longer crash when saving exceedingly long path and file names with mapped drives
Saving files in shared folders with a PC using ZoneAlarm antivirus software no longer causes Windows to fail
WDDM (Windows Vista and Windows 7) Graphics Improvements:
Windows Experience graphics scores are 20-80% better than VMware Fusion 3.0
Greatly improved HD video playback for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Older games (including Diablo II, Homeworld, and others) play now on Windows Vista and Windows 7
Windows Media Player no longer stretches video
Fuzzy text in Windows Aero is fixed
Interactive performance on ATI video cards with Aero is greatly improved in combination with Mac OS X 10.6.2
Windows 7 no longer boots to an incorrect resolution
General Graphics Improvements:
Fixes fuzzy text in WPF applications
Improved 3D performance
Linux Improvements:
Adds support for Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit and 64-bit editions, including Easy Install and Unity view
Fixes choppy sound problems with newest Linux guests with kernel version 2.6.30+
Fixes Easy Install problems when double quotes were used in password
Improves Tools support for latest 2.6.z kernels
FreeBSD Improvements:
Prebuilt modules for FreeBSD 8.x
Mac OS X Server Improvements:
Faster boot times for Mac OS X Server guests
Other Fixes and Improvements:
Multicore support for Windows 7 works correctly for all editions of Windows 7. Previously it did not work for Windows Home Premium, Home Basic, and Starter editions
Fixes a performance problem in which Spotlight would continually search the Mac for virtual machines when the Virtual Machine Library was left open, causing slow downs
Fixes a problem in which the VMware Tools included with VMware Fusion 2.0.5 would not be updated correctly
Fixes a problem in which it was not possible to use a CD drive on certain hardware-specific versions of Mac OS X 10.6.1. This is also fixed by upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6.2
Fixes a problem in which the ThinPrint driver would cause printing problems in 64-bit Windows Boot Camp partitions
Favorite virtual machine opens correctly when launching VMware Fusion 3
Contains a fix for Link State Propagation for bridged networking that previously failed, in some cases, after installing VMware Fusion 3.0
Fixes a problem in which you could not switch Spaces desktops away from a full-screen virtual machine if the Full Screen view title bar was hidden
Fixes miscellaneous memory leaks in the VMware Fusion UI and during AutoProtect snapshots
Speeds up navigation in the Virtual Machine Library when you have 10 or more virtual machines
Removes console log spew by VMware Fusion Helper
In the Preview window, the View mode buttons show enabled and selected state
Fixes black flash when suspending a virtual machine in Single Window view
Virtual Machine Library and Preview window previously had poor quality for European language users

New in VMware Fusion 3.0.0 Build 204229 (Oct 27, 2009)

VMware Fusion 3 is packed with more than 50 new features and enhancements
Optimized for Snow Leopard:
Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Snow Leopard kernels
New 64-bit native core engine leverages power of 64-bit Snow Leopard
Leverage K64 kernel performance improvements for reduced overhead
Leverage Snow Leopard changes for optimized disk and graphics performance
Effortless Migration from Windows PCs to Mac:
Integrated Migration Assistant helps you move your entire PC to a virtual machine on your Mac in a few simple steps
Connect your PC to your Mac with a simple Ethernet cable – no additional setup required
Automatically discover your Windows PC on the same network as your Mac using Apple’s Bonjour technology
Works just like Apple’s Migration Assistant on the Mac
Ultimate Experience for Windows 7 Guests:
Support for Windows Easy Install
First virtualization product to support Windows Aero, including Flip 3D and Aero Peek
Support for DirectX 9.0EX with OpenGL 1.4 with new WDDM graphics driver
Support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 on Boot Camp partitions
3D Graphics Now Supports More Applications and Games:
Support for Windows Aero with WDDM driver for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 support for Windows virtual machines
OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows XP virtual machines
Performance. Finely Tuned.:
New 64-bit native core engine maximizes overall performance for all Macs with 64-bit processors. Works on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard
Full support for 4-way SMP
Virtual SMP is now multi-core aware, providing multi-core CPUs to your virtual machines. This allows Home and Starter versions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 to use all enabled virtual processors instead of being limited to two.
Greatly reduced memory usage when using all Windows Vista and Windows 7 virtual machines. (Applies to Windows XP VMs created in VMware Fusion 3)
Improved 2D drawing and interactive performance in Unity, single window, and full screen views
Faster typing in Windows applications within Unity view
Improved responsiveness of remapped keyboard shortcuts
Faster disk and graphics performance on Snow Leopard host
Multiple-display full screen view with much better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.
Unity More Mac-Like Than Ever:
Leave the “Start Menu” behind with the new “Always-on” Applications Menu
Search for Windows apps like Mac apps
Use a hot key to bring up the Applications Menu at any time
Find and launch Windows apps even if Fusion isn’t running and they will launch Fusion automatically for you.
Pin favorite Windows apps to the Application menu in any order you choose
Access recently opened documents by Windows applications
Access Computer, Documents, Control Panel, Run, and Power Commands
Control your virtual machine while in Unity including hardware settings and power states from Applications menu
Windows applications work more like Mac applications
Work with application-specific Exposé and Dock Exposé for a specific Windows app.
Use “command tilde” (`) to switch between multiple open documents in a Windows application
Quit a specific Windows app with “command Q”
Access to Windows taskbar tray items in Unity view in the Mac menu bar.
Run 3D games and play 1080p video in Unity view.
Preview window allows you to monitor your virtual machine desktop and resize the window, even in Unity view.
Virtual Machine Library:
Redesigned to make actions more discoverable
Home pane is an easy to use launching point what you need to do:
Install guest operating systems
Migrate physical PCs
Use a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine
Download a Windows trial virtual machine
Easily find and import virtual machines that were created by Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac.
Live view makes it easy to see what is happening in your VMs and easily switch between all VMs for a quick status
Much faster to open when multiple virtual machines are in the Virtual Machine Library
Full Screen View Improvements:
New Full Screen view menu bar gives you full control of your virtual machine, including choosing when the menu bar appears in Full Screen view.
Move the full screen view menu bar to any side of the screen to avoid blocking guest user interface elements such as taskbars in Windows, the desktop menu in Linux, or the menu bar in Mac OS X Server guests.
Smooth animated transition when entering and exiting Full Screen view.
User Interface Refinements:
Redesigned menus make commands more logically organized
Integrated status in virtual machine window works better with Spaces
Cancel resume in case you resumed by mistake
Live, smooth resize when resizing a virtual machine window.
Live view in the Virtual Machine settings window gives
Access the Virtual Machine Library from the VMware Fusion Dock icon.
Try Windows for Free:
Download and import free Windows trials from Microsoft to try Windows before you buy with VHD Test Drive support.
Automatic Updates:
Built-in software updater that automatically checks, downloads, and installs VMware Fusion updates.
Multiple Display Improvements:
Multiple-display Full Screen view with better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.
Shared Folders and Mirrored Folders Improvements:
Automatically hide common hidden Windows files in a shared folder, for example, Thumbs.db, $RECYCLE.BIN, and so on.
Open Microsoft Outlook attachments with Mac applications.
Improved compatibility with third-party applications including Windows Live Writer, Office 2007, and more.
Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop Improvements:
Copy and paste images between a Windows or Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
Copy and paste formatted text (RTF) between a Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
Drag Microsoft Outlook attachments from a Windows virtual machine to the Mac.
Drag files in a virtual machine directly onto Mac applications in the dock.
Full Support for Mac OS X Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server as Guests:
Mac OS X 10.5 Server Guests now full supported
Support for Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard virtual machines running the 64-bit kernel (K64), even on Macs that can’t boot into the K64 kernel
New virtual EFI provides maximum compatibility with Mac OS X Server and provides more Mac like experience.
Keyboard Improvements:
Automatically recognizes European keyboards. Sending keys like @, {, }, and others to Windows works just like it does on the Mac.
Improved responsiveness with remapped keyboard shortcuts
Virtual Hard Disk Improvements:
Mount a suspended virtual machine's virtual disks as read-only Mac volumes.
Networking Improvements:
Select a specific network adapter for bridged networking
Support for IPv6 in bridged networking
Override the Ethernet MAC address of the virtual adapter on the UI
Shared Smart Card:
Access supported CAC or PIV smart cards from the Mac and a Windows virtual machine at the same time
Remote Management:
Manage your virtual machines remotely without installing software into the virtual machine by leveraging VMware Fusion’s built in VNC server. Manage using the VNC client you choose
Select Startup Device:
Like the Mac’s Startup Disk, choose the bootable device for your virtual machine in an easy graphical interface

New in VMware Fusion 2.0.6 Build 196839 (Oct 2, 2009)

New in VMware Fusion 2.0.6 Beta 1 Build 193216 (Sep 24, 2009)

New in VMware Fusion 2.0.5 Build 173382 (Jun 24, 2009)

New in VMware Fusion 2.0.3 Build 156731 (Apr 3, 2009)

New in VMware Fusion 2.0.2 Build 146107 (Feb 12, 2009)

New in VMware Fusion 2.0.1 Build 128865 (Nov 15, 2008)

Contains bug fixes described in Resolved Issues
Now shows application badge instead of generic document icons when assigning Windows applications to Mac documents
Greatly reduced initial pause when opening mirrored or shared folders
No longer disables certain shared folders and mirrored folders that were nested folders. The potential data loss issue with nested shared folders has been resolved
No longer publishes Windows guest applications to Mac if Allow the virtual machine to open applications on your Mac is unchecked in virtual machine Settings > Sharing
AutoProtect postpones taking a snapshot when the user is interacting with the virtual machine
No longer maps Num Pad Enter to AltGr by default for non-European keyboards
Brings back the Enable Hints menu item in Help menu
# VMwareUser taking 100% CPU after certain drag-and-drop operations.
This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
A number of performance issues for VMware Fusion 2.
A number of performance issues were identified for VMware Fusion2:
Guest start menu traversal slow when it contains broken shortcuts (Windows XP and earlier only)
High CPU utilization by VMwareUser.exe when first starting up
Slow boot when iSight (product ID 0x8502 as reported by System Profiler) attached to virtual machine
Load time of the Virtual Machine Library on Fusion startup after the first startup
These problems have been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
Running certain video games and other 3D applications in Fusion 2 on the new MacBook or MacBook Pro, or the MacBook Air, can freeze the Mac.
This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
Installing VMware Fusion 2 changes the default browser or other default application.
In certain cases during installation, VMware Fusion would reassign the first browser it found as the default browser, or reassign another of the default applications for handling URLs. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
Upgrading to VMware Fusion 2.0.1 does not restore already-changed settings, however. You can change the default browser in Safari's Preferences or with the third-party RCDefaultApp. http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/
Take Snapshot incorrectly enabled for some Boot Camp virtual machines.
VMware Fusion 2.0.1 fixes a problem in which for certain Boot Camp virtual machines, the Take Snapshot button was enabled, which it should not have been.
Gray boxes obscure part of window in Unity view.
This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
Daily or weekly AutoProtect snapshots are not being taken.
VMware Fusion 2.0.1 corrects a problem in which daily or weekly snapshots in AutoProtect were not being taken.
Drag-and-drop does not work if the color depth is set to 16-bit in the guest operating system.
Having the color depth in Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Vista set to 16-bit no longer prevents dragging-and-dropping.
CVSNT and VMware Tools are incompatible.
The known incompatibility between CVSNT (http://www.cvsnt.org) and VMware Tools has been fixed. You no longer have to uninstall CVSNT if you want to install VMware Tools to use Unity view, and to use cut-copy-paste or drag-and-drop between your virtual machine and your Mac.
Running Google Earth with 3D acceleration enabled can cause the virtual machine to unexpectedly quit.
With VMware Fusion 2.0.1, the virtual machine no longer quits unexpectedly when running Google Earth with 3D acceleration enabled, so you do not need to disable 3D acceleration in the VMware Fusion preferences.
Application Dock tile disappears in Unity view after a snapshot.
The Dock tile for a guest application no longer disappears if you click on it after you take a snapshot in Unity view.
Suspending a virtual machine located on a FileVault encrypted volume makes the system unresponsive.
For non-English Mac OS X users, when suspending a virtual machine that's stored on a FileVault encrypted volume, Mac OS X might become unresponsive. VMware Fusion 2.0.1 works around this issue.
Drag and drop stops working in a Linux virtual machine after an alert message.
Previously, if you encountered an alert message while attempting a drag and drop in a Linux virtual machine, you might have had to quit and restart VMware Fusion to get drag-and-drop to work again. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
Downloading files with Safari in a Mac OS X Server virtual machine might fail when using NAT as networking type.
VMware Fusion 2.0.1 fixes a problem in which using NAT as networking type for a Mac OS X Server virtual machine might have resulted in Safari downloads timing out.
With a shared file, moving or copying it to its existing location by a different path can cause data loss.
Previous to version 2.0.1, VMware Fusion attempted to disable shared folders that would create a risk of data loss if you moved or copied a shared file to its existing location by a different path. With VMware Fusion 2.0.1 the risk of data loss is removed, and VMware Fusion therefore no longer disables shared folders in those situations.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 virtual machine hangs during auto update of Tools.
When powering on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 virtual machine that was created in a previous version of VMware Fusion, it was possible for the virtual machine to hang while in the middle of the tools auto upgrade process. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
Applications that use Multiple Document Interface (MDI), such as Microsoft Excel, might not display correctly in Unity view.
These applications now display correctly.
In some cases, setting your Mac to "Mirror Displays" results in windows not appearing in Unity view.
If one of your displays is rotated to vertical (portrait) orientation, or you use a Mac Pro with multiple graphics cards, setting your Mac to mirror displays could cause windows to disappear in Unity view. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.

New in VMware Fusion 2.0 RC 1 Build 113392 (Sep 1, 2008)

To keep your Windows-on-Mac experience as safe as possible, VMware Fusion includes a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus to protect your Windows investment
Fully Localized in Six Languages
French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, and Spanish
Added a toolbar and re-arranged UI controls in this window to be more discoverable
Now shows more information for each snapshot, such as created date and time, and approximate file size
Access to AutoProtect settings from the snapshot/rollback window
Finer control and improved wording for shared applications
OSX server guest creation now uses SCSI as the default disk bus type, not IDE
VMware Fusion now ships with a pre-formatted virtual SCSI disk for Mac OS X, so you don't have to go through the disk formatting step when creating the Mac OS X Server guest
The VMware Fusion default keyboard and mouse profile has been modified to improve the way keyboard and mouse input is transmitted from the Mac to the virtual machine. For example, typing Command-C on the host now passes Command-C to the guest.
Virtual USB keyboard and mouse performance has been improved. USB keyboards and mice now respond with lower latency and use less CPU processing power when a Mac OS X Server virtual machine is idle.
VMware Tools installation is improved for Mac OS X Server guest.
3D acceleration is enabled by default for appropriate operating systems only
The AutoProtect snapshot limit can be set to fewer than three without producing excess snapshots
Dragging and dropping a picture from Microsoft Word or WordPad does not cause VMware Fusion to fail
Dragging and dropping a file from the guest to the host now works correctly
Windows Easy Install for Windows Vista now works if the user name on the Mac is Administrator
The Linux Easy Install option now works with CDs as well as ISO images
Installing Windows Vista SP1 no longer causes reactivation problems in the native Boot Camp partition and the Boot Camp virtual machine
Logging out in Unity view no longer causes the log out to stall
Switching to Unity view does not produce duplicates of each running application
MacBooks and MacBook Airs with the Intel GMA X3100 video card can now have correct display operation in Unity view
VMware Fusion no longer becomes unresponsive when a virtual machine is restarted in Unity view
Changing the setting for showing a shared running application in the dock now works in Unity view
During a restart to Unity view there is now a visual indication that the virtual machine is loading
Popup windows in Unity view no longer disrupt the operation of Spaces
Using "Safely Remove Hardware" within a virtual machine no longer interferes with mouse action
VMware Fusion does not permit attributing the wrong bus type to a virtual hard disk
Having the VMware Fusion status bar hidden does not cause VMware Fusion to fail when closing a virtual machine window
VMDKMounter does not display an incorrect message after a successful disk mount
Removing a default application setting in the preferences window now works correctly
Sharing the home folder when sharing is enabled now works correctly

New in VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 Build 107508 (Jul 31, 2008)

Save your virtual machine in any number of states, and return to those states at any time
Automatically take snapshots at regular intervals with AutoProtect
Share applications between your Mac and your virtual machines
Finder can now open your Mac's files directly in Windows applications like Microsoft Word and Windows Media Player
VMware Fusion can configure virtual machines to open their files in Mac applications like Preview and iTunes
Click on a URL in a virtual machine and open it in your favorite Mac browser, or configure your Mac to open its links in a virtual machine
Map key folders in Windows Vista and Windows XP (Desktop, My Documents, My Music, My Pictures) to their corresponding Mac folders (Desktop, Documents, Music, and Pictures)
Greatly improved reliability of shared folders�now compatible with Microsoft Office and Visual Studio
Experimental Support for Mac OS X Server Virtual Machines: You can create Mac OS X Server 10.5 virtual machines (experimental support). Due to Apple licensing restrictions, the standard edition of Mac OS X 10.5 is not supported in a virtual machine
Improved 3D support
Use 1080p full high definition video in Windows XP or Windows Vista
Freely resize your virtual machine's window and enter and exit Full Screen view while playing games
Run Linux applications directly on your Mac's desktop under Unity view
The New Virtual Machine Assistant has Linux Easy Install in addition to Windows Easy Install
Cut and paste files up to 4 MB, including graphics and styled text
Status icons glow when there is activity
A screen shot of the last suspended state of a virtual machine is displayed in Quick Look and Cover Flow
You can remap keyboard and mouse input
Keyboard compatibility between the Mac and the virtual machine is improved
The vmrun command line interface is available for scripting
VMware Fusion supports Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
VMware Fusion supports 64-bit Vista Boot Camp; handles activation for Microsoft Office 2003 and Office 2007
Experimental support for 4-way SMP (note: Windows Vista and Windows XP limit themselves to two CPUs)
You can mount the virtual disk of a powered-off Windows virtual machine using VMDKMounter (Mac OS X 10.5 or higher)
You now have the ability to resize virtual disks
Keyboard now works (no more "beep") when running Quicken, VPN-1 SecureClient, last.fm, Google Earth, and other software
No longer fails in Unity view when clicking in the top right corner of a window
Windows task bar now correctly hidden and shown when entering Unity view
Unity view now works correctly after taking a snapshot
Importing a Parallels Desktop virtual machine no longer results in an alert about the virtual machine being locked
Fixed slowdown and system not responding with "SendToVNet mbuf_dup failed" messages in log in Mac OS X 10.5
Relaxed false positive warnings about Mac OS X running in VMX non-root operation
Fixed errors when powering on a virtual machine using Mac OS X 10.6 WWDC developer seed

New in VMware Fusion 1.1.3.94249 (Jun 3, 2008)

New in VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 Build 89933 (May 6, 2008)

VMware Fusion no longer cancels restart or shutdown attempts in Single Window and Full Screen views
DivX-encoded movies no longer play upside down in Windows Media Player
Timezone and regional settings are now set to the Mac's settings in Windows Easy Install
Copy and paste no longer get out of sync between the virtual machine and Mac
VMI-enabled Ubuntu virtual machine no longer freezes MacBook Pro when resumed from suspend state of lid closure
No longer shows cursor trails in AutoCAD
CentOS 5.1 64-bit 2.6.18-53.el5 no longer stalls for about a minute at boot time
Fixed bora/vmx/main/pollVMX.c:2301 ASSERT on suspend or discard snapshot operations on Linux RHEL 5 virtual machine
Tools correctly install on Vista Home Premium (Error 1920. Service VMware Tools Service (VMTools) failed to start.)
Leopard Screen Sharing App now can view virtual machines that export VNC connections
Mac OS X 10.5.3 and later systems can now use the Optimize for Mac OS application performance setting
No longer results in an unrecognized USB device error when the RAM assigned to a virtual machine exceeds 2 GB
True Multiple Display Support
VMware Fusion automatically detects multiple displays by default
Each display shows up as a separate, distinct display in virtual machines
Handles changes to resolution and display orientation automatically
Option to use one or all screens in Full Screen mode
Unity windows can be dragged between displays, and will maximize correctly to just the display they're on
Correctly handles plugging and unplugging displays
3D supported on primary display when using multiple displays
Virtual Printing
Virtual machines automatically detect and map your default Mac printer and all configured Mac printers
New Virtual Machine Library
Screenshot of last and active states for each virtual machine in LibraryYou can now move old and unused virtual machines to the Trash directly from the LibraryShow virtual machine in FinderMenus now act on whichever virtual machine is selected in the Library windowDefault virtual machine launches when VMware Fusion doesOn launch, virtual machines now default to view (Unity, Single Window, Full Screen) they had before suspend/shut down
New Settings Editor
Provides quick overview of all virtual machine settingsWorks just like System PreferencesWorks in Unity, Full Screen, and Single Window viewsAdd existing virtual hard drives to virtual machines and even optionally copy them into the virtual machine bundleSimplified Shared Folders interface
Shared Folders Improvements
Simplified Shared Folders setup in the new Settings EditorShared Folders are easier to discover. New Shared Folders option in Status bar and Virtual Machine menu. Can open all Shared Folders or just a specific Shared Folder in the virtual machineSupport for Home folder (~) shortcut for Shared Folders in VMX settings fileImproved compatibility with Windows applications including QuickBooks and Visual StudioImproved compatibility running Java applications from a Shared Folder
Integrated VMware Importer and VMware Converter (P2V)
Just choose File>Import to import your Parallels Desktop and Virtual PC for Mac virtual machines to run with VMware FusionImport your Boot Camp partition to a true virtual machine and take advantage of suspend/resume, snapshots, and virtual machine mobility
USB Improvements
Allow USB mice/tablets in a virtual machine without custom configurationFaster USB Storage performanceUSB devices are recognized by type in the Status barImproved USB robustness
Networking Improvements
Virtual machines in Bridged networking mode now know when your Mac's network connection is available or becomes unavailable, and will refresh their network address automaticallyDNS and WINS server pass-through with NAT networkingBrowse for Bonjour printers with NAT networkingImproved performance when using NAT networkingManual option to override the MAC address to any MAC address in VMX settings file, previously limited to VMware-specific MAC addressesAutomatically obtain a new DHCP lease when switching between NAT/Bridged networkingWindows guests now able to join Active Directory domain with NAT networking if WINS is enabled on Mac OS XImproved compatibility with wireless bridged networking and certain DHCP/routers (also included with VMware Fusion 1.1.2)
Unity Improvements
Virtual machines can resume and start directly in Unity viewUnity windows can now be dragged into additional displaysQuit Windows applications from the Dock iconUnity windows now respect the Dock location and won't maximize underneath the DockExpos� now filters out non-application windowsVirtual machine desktop background no longer displayed on Windows apps minimized to the DockDrag and Drop to overlapped Unity windows now worksCursor not hidden while typing in Unity viewHandle Unity windows without titles betterImproved window filtering for Unity view
Full Screen Improvements
Virtual machines can resume and start directly in Full Screen viewFull Screen can use one or all monitors on the MacNotification sheets are replaced by standalone dialogsSupport super large displays that are over 2048 (MacBook and MacBook Air) or 4096 (iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro) pixels wide
Mouse and Keyboard Improvements
Support advanced USB input devices like graphics tabletsSupport for more than three buttons in the Windows guests�Gaming mouse mode: When the OS no longers draws the cursor, VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 prevents automatic mouse release along the edges of the virtual machine

New in VMware Fusion 1.1.2.97978 (Apr 24, 2008)

Corrects a problem in which the remapping of keyboard shortcuts in Full Screen or Single Window view could not be disabled. Deselecting Enable Mac OS keyboard shortcuts now works as expected.
Fixes a problem that could arise when the user attempted to run a virtual machine with the virtual CD drive connected but without a drive connected to the Mac. This problem was most likely to happen on a MacBook Air. The virtual machine no longer fails in this situation.
Adds support for Windows XP SP3 when importing a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
Fixes a problem that prevented the user from being able to burn CDs with a USB Superdrive on the MacBook Air.
Fixes a problem that caused VMware Fusion to fail when the user pressed some newly introduced keys on the new slim Apple keyboard, if the Enable debugging checks preference was set.
Corrects a problem in which VMware Fusion occasionally would not return a USB device to Mac OS control when a virtual machine was shut down. VMware Fusion now makes sure to disconnect the device from the virtual machine, making it available to the Mac.
Fixes a compatibility problem with wireless bridging and DHCP/routing behavior that could prevent a virtual machine from getting an IP address in certain cases.
Corrects a sound problem in which only the default speaker worked in certain cases.
In some cases, VMware Fusion, after being upgraded to Version 1.1.1, would fail with a Signal 10 error when the user tried to use the keyboard. This problem has been fixed.
Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) no longer causes memory corruption. Version 1.1.2 contains a fix for the problem described in security advisory VMSA-2008-0005.html, section i.
A bug in the Mac OS X 10.5-10.5.1 operating systems caused the system to fail if Time Machine attempted to back up live virtual machines. To avoid this, VMware Fusion 1.1 excluded all virtual machines from Time Machine backups. Apple resolved the Time Machine bug in Mac OS X 10.5.2, so VMware Fusion 1.1.2 now allows Time Machine backups of virtual machines if the Mac is running Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher. This may result in larger Time Machine backups. If the backups are now too large, you can manually exclude your virtual machines from Time Machine backup and copy them separately to your backup disk.

New in VMware Fusion 1.1.61385 (Oct 26, 2007)

New in VMware Fusion 1.1.57919 (Sep 26, 2007)

New and Improved Features in VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta 1
This Beta 1 release of VMware Fusion 1.1 includes the following new features and feature improvements:
New experimental support for DirectX 9.0 3-D graphics (without shader support).
Improved USB support for syncing the iPhone in Microsoft Windows virtual machines
Improvements to Unity, including:
Option to show or hide the Windows taskbar and Start menu in the View menu
VMware Fusion "Launch Applications" window no longer appears automatically when no Unity windows are open
Improved support for Windows Vista 32- and 64-bit editions
Improved support for Windows XP 64-bit edition
Improved Boot Camp partition detection to work around issue in which the partition type is incorrectly set
Eject key now automatically ejects the optical drive, even if the optical drive is attached to a virtual machine
Improved support for running on Mac OS X Leopard hosts
VMware Shared Folders created with Windows Easy Install now default to "Read Only" access of the Mac's home directory for maximum security
Option to hide the VMware Fusion status bar to take advantage of more screen real estate
More obvious status bar indication that VMware Tools are not installed or are out of date
More obvious indication that virtual machines must be first powered off in order to change most virtual hardware settings
Bugs Fixed in VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta 1
This Beta 1 release of VMware Fusion 1.1 includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
Fixed issue in which "Airport" process sometimes takes up to 100% CPU utilization when VMware Fusion is installed
Mouse scroll wheel scrolling performance in Unity has been improved
Suspending/resuming virtual machines no longer causes hang when FileVault is enabled
Unplugging a USB volume that contains the virtual machine no longer causes kernel panic
VMware Fusion no longer switches out of full screen mode when switching between applications, when the screen saver kicks in, or when opening and closing the lid of a MacBook/MacBook Pro
Windows Easy Install now works correctly when no password is set for Microsoft Vista guests. Previously, the password was incorrectly set to * when the user selected no password
Logitech Control Center Caps Lock notification no longer changes when you move in and out of virtual machine windows
Date and time stamps are now preserved when dragging and dropping files between virtual machines and the Mac
Device menus now appear correctly on Mac OS X Leopard hosts
Support Information Script now available from the Help menu
In addition to the improvements listed above, this Beta 1 release fixes numerous bugs to greatly improve the stability of VMware Fusion.