I notice you've asked me to "generate a story" after providing the software name "VMware Workstation 16.2.5 Pro for Windows."
Performance: Support for "Monster VMs" with up to 128GB of RAM, 32 vCPUs, and 8GB of graphics memory.
Because VMware no longer prominently lists 16.2.5 on its front page (having moved to version 17), you should navigate to the VMware Customer Connect or the official Broadcom support portal. Search for "Workstation 16.2.5 Pro for Windows" and download the .exe file (approximately 570 MB).
vmware 17.5 is extremely unstable and had to go back to 16.2.5.