For the firewall VM she'd built to segment the lab.
As a minor update, 16.2.5 focused heavily on vulnerability management, specifically resolving . This focus on security, combined with the "General Support" extension for the 16.x branch into late 2022, solidified its reputation as a stable "long-term" choice for users who did not yet wish to migrate to Version 17.
Key features consistent across the Workstation 16 Pro line include:
VMware Workstation is classified as a (or hosted hypervisor). Unlike Type-1 hypervisors (such as ESXi) that run directly on bare metal, Workstation runs as an application on top of a host operating system (Windows 10 or Windows 11).
If you are still utilizing version 16.2.5, you have access to these foundational Pro features: Monster VMs: