The primary way to get this driver is by installing or upgrading VMware Tools within your guest VM.
Faster graphics rendering and smoother mouse movement within the VM. 📥 How to Manage This Driver
To improve graphical stability, fix OpenGL rendering issues, and enhance memory management in virtualized environments. vmware inc. - display - 8.17.2.14
Reporting & escalation
The VertiGIS support team traced the cause to a faulty display driver in VMware virtualized environments, specifically occurring after VMware Tools version 11.2.5 was installed. The solution was to install "VMware, Inc. - Display - 8.17.2.14". The support team noted that not only ArcGIS processes were affected—the misbehavior also affected WMPS processes and was observed in AutoCAD environments. They recommended that all customers using VMware for virtualization check their environments for similar behavior. The primary way to get this driver is
As the final regulatory hurdles were cleared in late 2023, the industry watched with bated breath. VMware had grown into a massive ecosystem, the backbone of data centers worldwide. The question on every CIO’s mind was not if Broadcom would make changes, but how drastic those changes would be.
These force the driver to revert to legacy rendering paths, reducing crashes in older OpenGL workloads. Reporting & escalation The VertiGIS support team traced
VMware frequently publishes these drivers to the Microsoft Update Catalog, meaning they can be automatically installed or updated via standard Windows updates even if the full VMware Tools package isn't manually updated.
: Mapping Direct3D and OpenGL calls made inside the guest system into instructions that the host hypervisor can execute via the host's actual hardware GPU.