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  • 1.  The processor does not support XSAVE. This virtual machine cannot be powered on.

    Posted Jan 25, 2024 05:28 PM

    hi.I just installed vmware 17.5 and every time i try to boot a vm i says: The processor does not support XSAVE. This virtual machine cannot be powered on. Can someone help me please?

    configuration:

    intel celeron N3050

    2gb of Ram

    32gb of storage(i use an external hard drive for vm)

    Linux mint xfce

     

    thank you.



  • 2.  RE: The processor does not support XSAVE. This virtual machine cannot be powered on.

    Posted Jan 25, 2024 05:49 PM

    I believe your CPU is too old for this version.  Refer to https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Upgraded-WorkstationPro-to-17-5-0-build-22583795-and-all-VMs-now/m-p/2992630#M183305 for information.



  • 3.  RE: The processor does not support XSAVE. This virtual machine cannot be powered on.
    Best Answer

    Posted Jan 25, 2024 05:55 PM

    Workstation 17.5 has a hard requirement of a Sandy Bridge microarchitecture Intel CPU (which was introduced in 2011) or later. Those Intel CPUs (and their derivatives) contain the XSAVE instruction. Your Celeron CPU is a Braswell microarchitecture CPU, which has a microarchitecture that does not contain the instruction.

    There's no hack you can perform to get Workstation 17.5 to work on your system.  You should be able to run Workstation 17.0, which doesn't have the hard requirement for the XSAVE instruction. 



  • 4.  RE: The processor does not support XSAVE. This virtual machine cannot be powered on.

    Posted Jan 26, 2024 05:42 PM

    Thanks I will do it later