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VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro now available for free for everyone

November 13, 2024 tiernano

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Back in May, VMware announced that VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro would be free for non-commercial use. This was fantastic news for non-commercial users. However, a few days ago, they made an even better announcement: the free edition is now available to all users, including commercial users. While you can still purchase a license if you require support, the free version functions just as well, albeit without any support.

It appears that they are discontinuing Workstation Player and Fusion Player, as the functionality they offered is now included in the free version of Workstation and Fusion.

How to Download Windows Server 2025 ARM edition (work around)

November 4, 2024 tiernano

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In my previous post, I mentioned that Windows Server 2025 had gained general availability, but I had no information about the ARM64 version. It appears that 4sysops has found a workaround. You can download an ARM version of Windows 2025 from uupdump.net. Since I have a few M1/M2 Macs lying around, I’ll try downloading it and see if it works on them. I’m curious to know how long it would take someone to get this running on a Raspberry Pi. I believe they would make excellent little AD/DNS/DHCP servers.

Windows Server 2025 GA’ed, along with System Center 2025

November 3, 2024 tiernano

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Microsoft has just released Windows Server 2025 and System Center 2025 in General Availability. You can find more information on the Microsoft Release status site.

Current status as of November 1, 2024

Windows Server 2025 is now generally available. It delivers security advancements and new hybrid cloud capabilities in a high performing, AI-capable platform. Windows Server 2025 is Microsoft’s latest Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release for Windows Server. To download a free 180-day evaluation, visit the Microsoft Evaluation Center.

To learn more about Windows Server’s Lifecycle Policy, see the Windows Server 2025 lifecycle article.

One aspect that hasn’t been discussed yet is the release of ARM64 support. While there were some ARM64 releases during the testing phase in the insiders group, there’s no official word on the GA versions yet. Additionally, here are the minimum requirements for CPUs. (From NeoWin).

The GodBoxV3, equipped with its first-generation Xeon SP processor, requires an upgrade to transition to Server 2025. Hmmm….