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MrBT
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VM Ware Workstation 9 upgrade to 15

Hi,

I have a old licence for Wokstation 9.

Can I buy an upgrade for version 15 or do I need to buy the full version?

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wila
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Hi,

You can only upgrade from a previous version of VMware Workstation.

You cannot upgrade from a version that is several versions behind. In that case you have to buy a full license.

IOW, you have to buy the full license in order to get Workstation 15, there is no upgrade value anymore for a VMware Workstation version 9 license.

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Hi MrBT

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wila
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Hi,

You can only upgrade from a previous version of VMware Workstation.

You cannot upgrade from a version that is several versions behind. In that case you have to buy a full license.

IOW, you have to buy the full license in order to get Workstation 15, there is no upgrade value anymore for a VMware Workstation version 9 license.

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Wil

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continuum
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WS 15 may not work with your CPU.

Use the Trialversion to test if your host is compatible BEFORE you buy the newer version.

If you run Windows 10 1903 as your host - read the current discussions first.


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I do not support Workstation 16 at this time ...