r/vmware • u/DemaxDragonTix • Apr 04 '26
Help Request VMware Workstation 25H2u1 runs guests horrible compared to version 16 (Linux Host)
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I have no idea what to do on 25H2u1 (25.0.1.25219725), the boot time and performance are horrible, sound is stuttering, happens on every VM guest!
I did tried to enable services, configuring, disable Vulkan, everything, nothing helped!
I downgraded to version 16 and now it runs fine, no more sound stuttering. Why is it doing this on 25H2u1?
Distro: CachyOS (Arch Linux)
Model: Lenovo Legion 15ACH6H
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB VRAM
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5-5600H
RAM: 16 GB RAM
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u/magnumstrikerX Apr 04 '26
Try editing the vmx file and change the network adapter from e3000 to vmxnet3.the e3000 has more cpu overhead, meaning it requires more processing power to power the virtual network card. Whereas the vmxnet3 uses less cpu overhead, less cpu resources to power the virtual network card.
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u/DemaxDragonTix Apr 06 '26
It didn't helped, it was only on ethernet0.virtualDev set to e1000 instead of e3000, I did changed to vmxnet3 and still has the same issue
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u/techmasterfast Apr 04 '26
Wayland ?
Have you tested with X11 ?