Hi,
It might be something to do with VMware's update of the virtual graphic adapter to support DirectX 11.
They have some performance issue that is being addressed in relation to the hardware GDI.
Although I would not expect that difference to be visible in non graphic applications.
Easiest workaround for the moment would be to turn off 3D acceleration in the display settings of the VM.
hope this helps,
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Wil
