Running FREE Windows 11 ARM on Mac is now even EASIER! VMware Fusion 13.5.1

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1. Hi! can you play stepmania on VMware fusion?

2. Wanted to play Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen before Dragon's Dogma 2 release on my Mac mini M2 Pro base (10 core CPU, 16 core GPU, 16 GB RAM) and tried Crossover first but was unhappy with the performance (lots of micro-stutters, some glitches and a non-consistent FPS). Tested using D3DMetal and DXVK and different in-game settings. Now with Fusion, I'm getting a mostly locked 60 fps, settings in high and running at 1440p. Set the VM to 8 cores and 8 GB RAM and the game runs smoothly, mostly locked to 60 fps. There are a few micro stutters when first loading a scene, but is otherwise a better experience for this game – I'm intrigued if others are getting a similar experience

3. might aswell perform games benchmark between vmware and parallels andrew, attracts lot of traffic

4. Doew it now allow Bluetooth to connect … Or at least the VM to read input from Bluetooth controllers connected to the Mac?

5. amazing video it worked for me but how I am struggling now is to upgrade the spec of the vm iv done all in the settings but when restarting the vm its still set up with the same number of cores, ram and hd iv seen the unallocated space but the option to claim it with the c drive is grey.. if you could drop a video explaining how this can be resolved that would help greatly regardless keep doing what your doing bless up..

6. Anyone got the rockstar games launcher working with this? I can’t get past the login screen, continuously get the “we couldn’t create a sign in token” error

7. Trying to play wow warmane and i am getting an error 132..

8. Can it run 32bit software like PD does?

9. Could you make a guide on how to install ubuntu on vmware please

10. Still not support dx12

11. thank u 👍

12. I think somebody on Reddit managed to get windows to actually run in direct X 12 mode but I think it’s cap. I’m gonna investigate. If anybody knows there’s any truth to this let me know.

13. HI, I have a ISSUE and that is that the downloading bar shows that the download is complete but the text still it is downloading esd File. I tried changing language and version but didn't work. Pls tell me any solution.

14. Can I run 3Ds Max with no problems?

15. I follow all the steps and when I want to download windows I get this error : "Esd2iso tool could not get SHA and ESD URL for Windows 11 Professional version for en-us language from Microsoft". Try selecting other languages and the same thing.

16. 6:10…let’s say u were to activate windows 11 for personal use…does anyone how much would it cost?

17. I tried this and there is input lag, any fix?

18. Hi, how to make the bluetooth and xbox wireless controller work ?

19. does it work better than utm right now?

20. If windows 11 is ARM now can’t you just bootcamp it?

21. Will it be faster than UTM on MBA M1 8gb in normal tasks like browsing web, office apps, and some other unsupported apps?

22. Can it play :
    – CS 1.6
    – Call of Duty 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    – Left 4 Dead 2

23. I tried to play arcanum on, but it freezes in the menu((

24. What a coincidence! I just cancelled my Parallels auto subscription today before it renews next month. Free sounds much better than $139 a year.

25. Can i run honkai star rail ?😮

26. is there any ps4 emulator for mac?

27. Could you do some testing with NX or solidworks? The m1 is doing fine with normal parts, but has difficult times with free form and assembly’s with over 400 parts ^^

28. would like to valorant on Mac is there any way to play

29. Andrew, what’s your opinion of Whiskey, the free alternative to Crossover? I’m currently using it but there are some things I feel I might be doing wrong to get certain titles to run.

30. Excellent

31. What are the major games that work on VMWare Fusion that aren’t available on CrossOver?

32. Andrew your licence key is visible at 2:09.

33. you basically show nothing in terms of performance. Two games, no data, no comparison to Crossover/Native games. You can do better.

34. It won't let me download a windows iso

35. If you set it up for Work or School you can skip the whole Microsoft Account shenaningans. Just do Work or School > Sign In Options > Domain Joined Instead and that's it. You will be prompted to create a local account.

36. Is vmware fusion getting rid of free versions? I thought I heard broadcom was getting rid of it

37. When you run Windows like this, does it work fine if you have a dock with mouse etc connected on extra ports, and especially… if you have an external display connected on the dock via miniDP for example? edit: I guess yes since you are still within macOS. For Linux Asahi though I think we need to wait for the external display over USB C.

38. just use UTM

39. My Macbook Pro M3 won't do it. I keep running into a Time Out. EFI network. And can't change any of the settings because it doesn't matter if the machine is shut down or not. If anyone has a solution please let me know.

40. Only 1 question: Can I play Call of Duty multiplayer on it?

41. If I connect a external hard drive would the windows detect it??

42. I’ve been using UTM, aside from 3D acceleration what’s the benefit of VMware?

43. I don't know how they are playing the game, I used a scientific plotting software and it kept on crashing. Mac got heat up but in parallels it was working good.

44. FYI: If something x86 doesn't run, try this:
    Right click on the executable (.exe)
    Properties -> Compatibility -> Change emulation settings
    Change "Default" to "Strict execution" or "Very strict execution".
    I don't do gaming, but I had to switch to "Strict execution" to get some video editing software to work.
    I hope Broadcom doesn't start charging for home use of Fusion an Player. VMware is now owned by Broadcom.
    Thanks for the video! I just updated to 13.5.1.

45. I wonder how much better tiny11 arm performs in comparison 🤔

46. is Virtualization can be enabled?

47. How different in performance is it to parallels? Would love to see a direct comparison.