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VMware Fusion Tech Preview Brings Windows 11 to Apple Silicon Macs
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Well if someone prefers macOS to Windows but needs to run many applications that are only available for Windows they either have to find a way to run that software on their Mac or buy two machines.
Those of us who do actual work and don't own computers solely to scroll amazon for mindless purchases and browse reddit, require software that does not run on MacOS.
The geotechnical borehole logging software I use hasn't been updated since 2012. I didn't pick it, but I have to use it. It's either run parallels or use two computers.
When windows laptops start offering the build quality and battery life/performance of a 16" M1 Pro MBP, I will switch. But no such device exists.
I run windows 11 on parallels M1, can play games like borderlands etc really well
Tried UTM.
It was able to use my Windows ARM 11 dev VHDX file, but I got to the Shell prompt and could not do anything past that.
I only have 2 apps I want to run, so going to check out Crossover 21 next week. Was just looking for a quick fix with the Win 11 arm path.
It was able to use my Windows ARM 11 dev VHDX file, but I got to the Shell prompt and could not do anything past that.
I only have 2 apps I want to run, so going to check out Crossover 21 next week. Was just looking for a quick fix with the Win 11 arm path.
Remember, the Linux community is kinda like a weird alternative music community.
They desperately want public acceptance and all that implies (lots of radio play and lots of money). But they also define themselves by the fact that they're outsiders who have nothing in common with the rest of society.
And so their lives are consumed with moronic battles over trivial issues whose only point is to segregate marginal community X from marginal community Y; but the one thing X and Y agree on is that as soon as community Z crosses some minimal threshold of popularity it has "sold out", become "inauthentic", and must be shunned.
You can't discuss something like the pointlessness of these fifty different distributions in rational terms because it's not based on rationality, it's based on emotion and tribalism, by people who refuse to admit that their driving impulse is emotion and tribalism...
I was actually pleasantly surprised by game performance in Parallels running ARM Win11.. between parallels and crossover a surprising number of things work fine.
The main problem is games with modern anti-cheat systems, etc. it’s still only a small subset of games that work well but it’s promising even with the lowest end Mini.
The main problem is games with modern anti-cheat systems, etc. it’s still only a small subset of games that work well but it’s promising even with the lowest end Mini.
Probably does t work with software that needs device drivers?
Gotta do my taxes somehow. Occasionally I also want to play a game, and my Windows PC got fried recently, so...
The Wine x86 support on M1 is such a pleasant surprise. But regardless of M1 or Intel, Wine usually won't run a game properly, if at all. I think Steam Proton stole all of Wine's popularity, and it's Linux-only.
I've been running Windows 11 for Arm on Parallels Desktop for a while now - runs well. Emulated x64 apps run fine as well. Now running this on an M2. VMware is late to the game.
I’m using UTM at the moment but find it quite limiting. On my macOS guest no FaceTime camera support, can’t login into the App Store and iCloud, no drag-‘n’-drop between guest and host, interface issues, etc. Support on these issues is scarce.
But unlike VMware Fusion it actually supports a macOS guest so I guess that’s something.
To be fair to Microsoft, I shouldn’t single them out: EVERY piece of software is beta-quality at this point. Unfinished. Loaded with bugs. Apple’s not remotely exempt here.
It hasn't stolen Wine's popularity.
Valve has actively been injecting money into Wine and contributing to it. And it shows: since they started with the project, game compatibility has been growing exponentially, with many games running "out of the box".
Just compare this to the compatibility of corporate apps, which hasn't seen an investment as big. By comparison, it has been stale for years.
You can still download a Wine fork that runs games (Wine-proton; Wine-GE), but your experience will not be as smooth.
I'm not saying that no, someone else replied to me and said some x86 stuff is emulated inside of W11 ARM.
I wouldn't attempt gaming in a VM unless you have an Intel MBP, something to cool it, and lots of resources to throw at the VM!
Well that is interesting and helpful I didn't know it could do that! Thanks for the tip!
Bring that up with Linus Media Group. I'm just copy and pasting their chart.
Have you even tried Arch? SteamOS uses Arch and it has a lot of major packages.
I wondered whether it was based on WINE or not. In other words, Valve is doing the same thing as CodeWeavers did (ie perform commercial development on WINE and backport the improvements to stock WINE).
Yes, exactly. Steamplay is actually a modified version of WINE, but optimized for Valve's Steam Deck. If you do purchase it and use their distro, you'll notice many games run with no extra configuration required. And in many cases, they made adding extra flags easier.
So I have been trying it out and installing the VMWare Tools are not working, yes the ARM64 drivers for ethernet and display are working but not the rest. But as booth Fusion and VMWare Tools 12.1.0 are in beta / preview I'm guessing it's ok 
When it's all done I'll go over to Fusion from parallels as I don't like to pay the yearly fee to Parallelse.
And no, the one time pay version has it's limits so I can't use that.
When it's all done I'll go over to Fusion from parallels as I don't like to pay the yearly fee to Parallelse.
And no, the one time pay version has it's limits so I can't use that.
Same here: I was a Fusion user while I had Intel Macs, switched to M1 and Parallels because of their Windows support and now I’ll be more than happy to jump back to VMware this year. I am already running the new Tech Preview and it works just fine for what I need. I won't be renewing my Parallels subscription which is due in October.So I have been trying it out and installing the VMWare Tools are not working, yes the ARM64 drivers for ethernet and display are working but not the rest. But as booth Fusion and VMWare Tools 12.1.0 are in beta / preview I'm guessing it's ok
When it's all done I'll go over to Fusion from parallels as I don't like to pay the yearly fee to Parallelse.
And no, the one time pay version has it's limits so I can't use that.