Verify Your Download

The installer files are served from GitHub Releases and are the original Broadcom-published binaries. Before installing anything, verify the file's SHA-256 hash against the value Broadcom publishes in the official release notes.

Windows (PowerShell or cmd.exe)

certutil -hashfile VMware-Workstation-Full-26H1-*.exe SHA256

Or in PowerShell:

Get-FileHash VMware-Workstation-Full-26H1-*.exe -Algorithm SHA256 | Select-Object Hash

Linux

sha256sum VMware-Workstation-Full-26H1-*.bundle

macOS (Fusion)

shasum -a 256 VMware-Fusion-26H1-*_universal.dmg

Where to find the official hash

Broadcom publishes the canonical SHA-256 value in the release notes for each build on docs.vmware.com and on the support portal next to each installer. The two values must match byte-for-byte. If they differ, delete the file and download it again — never run an installer whose hash does not match the publisher's value.

Why this matters

We host the original Broadcom-published binaries on GitHub Releases. While we have no reason to suspect tampering, the only safe practice for any third-party-served binary is to verify its hash against the upstream publisher. SHA-256 is a cryptographic hash — a single bit altered in the file produces a completely different output value.