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Not fixed date 06.11.2025 with 17.6.4 BUILD 24832109
W11 24H2 and 25H2 same behavior. Started 4-5 months ago. VMWARE Pro Update did not resolve.
What happens
You have VMWARE Workstation PRO running a machine open
When you open a NEW EDGE Browser suddenly the W11 freezes and hangs for a few ticks then comes back.
After that the VMWARE shows a blank white screen. You can’t Turn off the VM with VM commands and sometimes you have to kill process or reboot
Problem
On Windows 11 24H2 or 25H2, opening Microsoft Edge while a VMware Workstation VM is running can cause a short system freeze. After that, VMware Workstation shows a white screen and the VM becomes unresponsive.
Cause
A conflict between Edge’s hardware acceleration (Chromium GPU rendering) and VMware Workstation’s 3D acceleration (DirectX / WDDM) triggers a GPU context reset. This began after recent Windows 11 graphics stack updates.
Solutions pathway:
1. Disable Hardware Acceleration in Edge
Open Edge → Settings → System and Performance
Disable Use hardware acceleration when available
Restart Edge.
2. Disable 3D Acceleration in VMware
In VMware Workstation, select the VM → Edit virtual machine settings → Display
Uncheck Accelerate 3D graphics
Start the VM again.
3. Change VMware Graphics Engine Mode
Edit → Preferences → Display
Switch hardware acceleration mode from Auto to another setting and test.
Update to VMware Workstation 17.5.2 or newer if available.
4. Update GPU Drivers
Install the latest graphics driver directly from the GPU vendor (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel). Reboot after installation.
This never solved it for us ;-(
5. Turn Off Edge “Startup Boost”
Edge → Settings → System and Performance
Disable Startup boost.
6. Optional: Force OpenGL Renderer in VMware
Edit
%AppData%\VMware\preferences.ini
Add:
mks.enableDX11Renderer = “FALSE”
mks.enableGLRenderer = “TRUE”
Save and restart VMware Workstation.
Result
After these adjustments, opening Edge no longer freezes the host or turns VMware Workstation windows white. The conflict between Edge and VMware’s GPU pipelines is eliminated.Problem
Evidence of error:
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System Event ID 153 |
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The description for Event ID 153 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer. If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event. The following information was included with the event: \Device\Video1 The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table |
TDR is Windows detecting that the GPU stopped responding and tried to recover.
\Device\Video1 is the GPU device that failed.
Restarting TDR occurred on GPUID:100 means the GPU driver crashed briefly and was restarted by Windows.