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Virtualization on Apple Silicon: Windows, Linux and macOS

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:51:36 +0000

On Macs with Apple chips (from M1 to M5), you can only virtualize ARM systems: Windows 11 for ARM, Linux ARM distributions, and macOS itself. x86 systems run only through emulation, which is much slower. The most useful recent update is that VMware Fusion is free for any use, including in a business environment.

With Apple chips, Boot Camp—which launched Windows directly on the hardware—is gone. Virtual machines remain, and they work well today for two reasons: Windows exists as an ARM version, and its translation layer allows most x86 programs to run anyway.

How to Enable and Configure Windows Sandbox on Windows 11

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:42:18 +0000

Windows Sandbox is a clean, disposable copy of Windows that opens in a window: you can try out a program you don’t trust and, once you close it, everything disappears. It is already included in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education; you just need to enable it. It is not available on Windows 11 Home.

Unlike a virtual machine, you don’t need to download a Windows image or install anything: it uses the system files you already have, starts up in seconds, and doesn’t take up disk space. In exchange, it saves nothing between sessions, which is exactly its purpose.

Best Virtualization Software: A Complete Comparison Guide

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 14:51:59 +0000

A virtual machine is a fake computer running inside your own: you can install Windows, Linux, or macOS just like on a real PC, test them out, break them, and restore them without touching your main system. To choose the right software, three things matter: your computer’s operating system, what you need the virtual machine for, and how much you want to spend. On this page, I compare Hyper-V, VMware Workstation Pro, VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion Pro, UTM, KVM, QEMU, and, for servers, Proxmox VE.