VMware ESXi Free Once again with 8.0U3e! See how to Download it!

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Broadcom made major news today with the release of VMware ESXi 8.0U3e as a free hypervisor once again! What is going on? Did we just see Broadcom take away VMware ESXi free edition last year? Yes we did, but in a major shift, they seem to have made a 180 on this decision and have once again released the hypervisor for free! See the details and how you can go about downloading it now! Written blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/04/vmware-esxi-free-edition-available-again-with-8-0u3e-download-now/ If you are still going with Proxmox, see my latest Proxmox build here: Build components: (amazon affiliate links that I earn a small commission on) Thermaltake Tower 200: https://amzn.to/3XJAS4i Minisforum BD790i X3D: https://amzn.to/3FTM1tk Corsair 850 Watt power supply: https://amzn.to/420229J Crucial 128 GB RAM kit: https://amzn.to/4jbm3jc Artic P12 Slim: https://amzn.to/42bVHa0 GeForce RTX 5070: https://amzn.to/4llAa7G Predator 1TB boot drive: https://amzn.to/4jhTW1U Samsung 990 Pro 4TB VM storage: https://amzn.to/422LQog Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Introduction - 0:00 Details of the new free release! 0:41 How to download it - 1:35 Talking about the license key - 4:01 Speculation about why the change - 4:55