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Any ideas how virtualization works? Can I run Windows VM?

• miohtama 6y ago
  Unlikely, or very slowly, because Windows x86 would need CPU emulation.
  • gruez 6y ago
    there's arm64 builds for windows.
    • iamacyborg 6y ago
      Microsoft even released a Surface device with an ARM processor.
    • eznzt 6y ago
      People generally want to run Windows because of its huge software catalogue. That's thrown out of the window if you use the arm64 version of Windows. Pun intended.
    • tonyedgecombe 6y ago
      They aren't generally available, only to OEM's.
• pat2man 6y ago
  Yeah, rosetta will support x86 emulation. Might be slow though.
  • 0x0 6y ago
    But that's for macOS binaries. Not for VMs.
    • pat2man 6y ago
      "With the translation technology of Rosetta 2, users will be able to run existing Mac apps that have not yet been updated, including those with plug-ins. Virtualization technology allows users to run Linux" https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-transition-to-apple-silicon/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-t...
      • saagarjha 6y ago
        Virtualization of ARM Linux.
      • 0x0 6y ago
        Nowhere does this mention virtualizing x86 VMs. In fact, the virtualization framework does not seem to have anything to do with rosetta at all. Note that those are two different sentences, and they appear to be not related.
• jzymbaluk 6y ago
  AFAIK, virtualization will work, but dual booting will not work.
• gfiorav 6y ago
  I think they Apple said last time that you'd be able to run ARM Windows, not x86 as of yet.