“The new Workstation Pro 17.0 (17.0.0 build-20800274) has a bug in VM editing... So far, I have not experienced any errors when running a VM.” Broadcom Community · 3 years ago

: Some users reported an inability to edit certain virtual machine settings after creation.

: Version 17.0 requires DirectX 11.1 on the host. If your hardware only supports older versions, 3D acceleration for guest OSs may be automatically disabled. Community Perspectives

: This version added essential support for running Windows 11, including a Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) to meet hardware requirements.

While Build 20800274 is often recommended as a fallback for users facing high CPU usage in later versions like 17.5, it is generally considered an unstable "point zero" release. For a more reliable experience, most experts on Internet Archive and community forums suggest using more recent updates in the 17.x series, such as or 17.0.2 , which addressed many of these early launch bugs.

“VMware workstation 17 is VERY buggy: the bios doesnt show most of the time and the vms screen is mostly frozen.” Reddit · r/vmware · 3 years ago

: Many users on the Broadcom Community experienced "RendererMain" errors where the guest screen would freeze or fail to start. A common workaround is disabling Accelerated 3D graphics .