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Tech Hut March 11, 2022 15m

Run ANY Windows App on Linux - VMware with 3D Acceleration

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  1. this video was sponsored by squarespace this video was sponsored by squarespace check out the link down below to learn check out the link down below to learn check out the link down below to learn more hello everybody this is tech cut in more hello everybody this is tech cut in more hello everybody this is tech cut in this video what i'm going to be doing is this video what i'm going to be doing is this video what i'm going to be doing is showing you probably the very best way showing you probably the very best way showing you probably the very best way to virtualize windows 11 on your native to virtualize windows 11 on your native to virtualize windows 11 on your native linux host and you're going to be able linux host and you're going to be able linux host and you're going to be able to do a lot of different things with to do a lot of different things with to do a lot of different things with this that you wouldn't normally be able this that you wouldn't normally be able this that you wouldn't normally be able to do whether you're using kvm or to do whether you're using kvm or to do whether you're using kvm or virtualbox we're going to be able to virtualbox we're going to be able to virtualbox we're going to be able to play some steam games uh the main reason play some steam games uh the main reason play some steam games uh the main reason i'm using it is for arcgis pro which i'm using it is for arcgis pro which i'm using it is for arcgis pro which requires some uh or a significant amount requires some uh or a significant amount requires some uh or a significant amount of vram to actually function properly of vram to actually function properly of vram to actually function properly and this right here is my instance of and this right here is my instance of and this right here is my instance of windows 11 that we're going to be windows 11 that we're going to be windows 11 that we're going to be showing you how to install this now showing you how to install this now showing you how to install this now going through the normal installation going through the normal installation going through the normal installation process we'll get this up and running process we'll get this up and running process we'll get this up and running but there are a couple extra different but there are a couple extra different but there are a couple extra different things that we need to do to fix some things that we need to do to fix some things that we need to do to fix some issues and make sure that we are able to issues and make sure that we are able to issues and make sure that we are able to utilize our gpu to its fullest potential utilize our gpu to its fullest potential utilize our gpu to its fullest potential and we're not going to be using gpu and we're not going to be using gpu and we're not going to be using gpu passthrough or we don't need a whole passthrough or we don't need a whole passthrough or we don't need a whole extra dedicated gpu to be able to do extra dedicated gpu to be able to do extra dedicated gpu to be able to do this because the software that we're this because the software that we're this because the software that we're going to be using vmware actually has going to be using vmware actually has going to be using vmware actually has proprietary drivers that work really proprietary drivers that work really proprietary drivers that work really well with windows and it actually allows well with windows and it actually allows well with windows and it actually allows us to use all the vram that we have us to use all the vram that we have us to use all the vram that we have available on our system i generally available on our system i generally available on our system i generally prefer free and open source solutions prefer free and open source solutions prefer free and open source solutions such as virtualbox gnome boxes things such as virtualbox gnome boxes things such as virtualbox gnome boxes things like that but proprietary with like that but proprietary with like that but proprietary with proprietary this is uh going to give us proprietary this is uh going to give us proprietary this is uh going to give us a lot better performance and of course a lot better performance and of course a lot better performance and of course like any other guide so i'm going to go like any other guide so i'm going to go like any other guide so i'm going to go ahead and link down below to any ahead and link down below to any ahead and link down below to any references and there'll be a link to a references and there'll be a link to a references and there'll be a link to a full tutorial over on techcut.tv full tutorial over on techcut.tv full tutorial over on techcut.tv so if anything changes or if there's so if anything changes or if there's so if anything changes or if there's anything i need to add in addition to anything i need to add in addition to anything i need to add in addition to what i'm going to talk about in this what i'm going to talk about in this what i'm going to talk about in this video you could go check out that page

  2. video you could go check out that page video you could go check out that page now the very first thing that you're now the very first thing that you're now the very first thing that you're going to want to do is go ahead and going to want to do is go ahead and going to want to do is go ahead and actually pick up vmware workstation actually pick up vmware workstation actually pick up vmware workstation player there is both paid and free player there is both paid and free player there is both paid and free versions if you're going to be using versions if you're going to be using versions if you're going to be using this for commercial purposes you are this for commercial purposes you are this for commercial purposes you are going to need a license but if you're going to need a license but if you're going to need a license but if you're just going to be using it personally just going to be using it personally just going to be using it personally like we are today you can go ahead and like we are today you can go ahead and like we are today you can go ahead and use the free license so go over to their use the free license so go over to their use the free license so go over to their web page you can click download now web page you can click download now web page you can click download now under linux here and it will download under linux here and it will download under linux here and it will download this i'll leave instructions on how to this i'll leave instructions on how to this i'll leave instructions on how to actually go ahead and install this actually go ahead and install this actually go ahead and install this luckily we are in or i'm currently in luckily we are in or i'm currently in luckily we are in or i'm currently in arch so all i need to do is type in yay arch so all i need to do is type in yay arch so all i need to do is type in yay and vmware if we go ahead and type this and vmware if we go ahead and type this and vmware if we go ahead and type this in it's going to bring up a list of all in it's going to bring up a list of all in it's going to bring up a list of all the different options we have available the different options we have available the different options we have available to us and you can see for me the fourth to us and you can see for me the fourth to us and you can see for me the fourth option is vmware workstation this is option is vmware workstation this is option is vmware workstation this is what i have installed and this is what i what i have installed and this is what i what i have installed and this is what i recommend you install it's going to work recommend you install it's going to work recommend you install it's going to work perfectly fine i'm going to go ahead and perfectly fine i'm going to go ahead and perfectly fine i'm going to go ahead and close this out real quick once you do close this out real quick once you do close this out real quick once you do install it and i go ahead and search up install it and i go ahead and search up install it and i go ahead and search up vmware you're going to have the vmware vmware you're going to have the vmware vmware you're going to have the vmware player and vmware workstation player is player and vmware workstation player is player and vmware workstation player is what we're going to be using that's what we're going to be using that's what we're going to be using that's basically what's free to us if i go basically what's free to us if i go basically what's free to us if i go ahead and open up vmware workstation you ahead and open up vmware workstation you ahead and open up vmware workstation you can see right here it's going to be can see right here it's going to be can see right here it's going to be asking us for a license because the asking us for a license because the asking us for a license because the actual workstation is pro actual workstation is pro actual workstation is pro but it does ship with player which i but it does ship with player which i but it does ship with player which i have right here so you can see i already have right here so you can see i already have right here so you can see i already have a windows 11 instance i'm going to have a windows 11 instance i'm going to have a windows 11 instance i'm going to run through this process again for the run through this process again for the run through this process again for the installation and some fixes that we're installation and some fixes that we're installation and some fixes that we're going to be doing now if you don't going to be doing now if you don't going to be doing now if you don't already have a windows 11 iso image you already have a windows 11 iso image you already have a windows 11 iso image you can just head over to the main windows can just head over to the main windows can just head over to the main windows download site right here under iso go download site right here under iso go download site right here under iso go ahead select your download click on

  3. ahead select your download click on ahead select your download click on download and then it's going to ask for download and then it's going to ask for download and then it's going to ask for your language once you go ahead and give your language once you go ahead and give your language once you go ahead and give it your language click confirm then it's it your language click confirm then it's it your language click confirm then it's going to begin the download process now going to begin the download process now going to begin the download process now in my downloads here you can see i in my downloads here you can see i in my downloads here you can see i already have the windows 11 iso right already have the windows 11 iso right already have the windows 11 iso right there so once you do have that available there so once you do have that available there so once you do have that available to you what we're going to want to do is to you what we're going to want to do is to you what we're going to want to do is create a new virtual machine so click on create a new virtual machine so click on create a new virtual machine so click on that and then from there you're going to that and then from there you're going to that and then from there you're going to want to select the iso image you just want to select the iso image you just want to select the iso image you just downloaded so i'm going to go ahead and downloaded so i'm going to go ahead and downloaded so i'm going to go ahead and go over to browse and select this right go over to browse and select this right go over to browse and select this right here click open and now we could go here click open and now we could go here click open and now we could go ahead and go next here we're going to ahead and go next here we're going to ahead and go next here we're going to want to go microsoft windows windows 10 want to go microsoft windows windows 10 want to go microsoft windows windows 10 and later go next here we could give it and later go next here we could give it and later go next here we could give it a name i'm just going to call this a name i'm just going to call this a name i'm just going to call this windows 11 and now for location you windows 11 and now for location you windows 11 and now for location you could really put this wherever you want could really put this wherever you want could really put this wherever you want but generally what i like to do is put but generally what i like to do is put but generally what i like to do is put this in the dot vmware folder in my home this in the dot vmware folder in my home this in the dot vmware folder in my home directory you can see we have windows 11 directory you can see we have windows 11 directory you can see we have windows 11 right there i'm going to call this right there i'm going to call this right there i'm going to call this windows underscore tut for tutorial i'm windows underscore tut for tutorial i'm windows underscore tut for tutorial i'm going to end up getting rid of this going to end up getting rid of this going to end up getting rid of this instance when i'm done here hit open you instance when i'm done here hit open you instance when i'm done here hit open you saw it made that folder it's going to go saw it made that folder it's going to go saw it made that folder it's going to go into windows touch and i'm actually into windows touch and i'm actually into windows touch and i'm actually going to call this going to call this going to call this tutorial right here you call really tutorial right here you call really tutorial right here you call really whatever you want i'm going to go next whatever you want i'm going to go next whatever you want i'm going to go next here we have the maximum disk size now here we have the maximum disk size now here we have the maximum disk size now 60 gigs isn't necessarily enough i think 60 gigs isn't necessarily enough i think 60 gigs isn't necessarily enough i think the minimum requirement is like 62 or 68 the minimum requirement is like 62 or 68 the minimum requirement is like 62 or 68 i recommend giving it at least 80 i recommend giving it at least 80 i recommend giving it at least 80 gigabytes my main one i gave 120 so i gigabytes my main one i gave 120 so i gigabytes my main one i gave 120 so i actually have a little bit of a wiggle actually have a little bit of a wiggle actually have a little bit of a wiggle worm and here this is optional as well worm and here this is optional as well worm and here this is optional as well splitting the disk into splitting the disk into splitting the disk into multiple files makes it easier to move multiple files makes it easier to move multiple files makes it easier to move around but depending on your disk size around but depending on your disk size around but depending on your disk size it can reduce performance i generally

  4. it can reduce performance i generally it can reduce performance i generally just keep this as a single file so let's just keep this as a single file so let's just keep this as a single file so let's go next and here we have a rundown of go next and here we have a rundown of go next and here we have a rundown of everything so far what we're gonna want everything so far what we're gonna want everything so far what we're gonna want to do is customize the hardware to do is customize the hardware to do is customize the hardware here is where we can go ahead and give here is where we can go ahead and give here is where we can go ahead and give it some ram i do recommend giving it it some ram i do recommend giving it it some ram i do recommend giving it like half of your system memory if you like half of your system memory if you like half of your system memory if you only have eight gigs on your system you only have eight gigs on your system you only have eight gigs on your system you might not have that good performance if might not have that good performance if might not have that good performance if you have 16 gigs that's pretty good give you have 16 gigs that's pretty good give you have 16 gigs that's pretty good give this windows machine eight i have 32 gig this windows machine eight i have 32 gig this windows machine eight i have 32 gig so i'm going to give this windows so i'm going to give this windows so i'm going to give this windows machine machine machine 16 gigabytes of ram under processors 16 gigabytes of ram under processors 16 gigabytes of ram under processors you're going to want to give it more you're going to want to give it more you're going to want to give it more hopefully this is the thread count i'm hopefully this is the thread count i'm hopefully this is the thread count i'm pretty sure so i have 16 threads pretty sure so i have 16 threads pretty sure so i have 16 threads available i could give it eight if i available i could give it eight if i available i could give it eight if i would like to at least that's the case would like to at least that's the case would like to at least that's the case for my ryzen cpu that i have for my ryzen cpu that i have for my ryzen cpu that i have so so so everything else should be good if we go everything else should be good if we go everything else should be good if we go to network adapter nat is going to be to network adapter nat is going to be to network adapter nat is going to be perfectly fine we will or probably have perfectly fine we will or probably have perfectly fine we will or probably have an issue with this that we'll be fixing an issue with this that we'll be fixing an issue with this that we'll be fixing and then under display you're going to and then under display you're going to and then under display you're going to want to make sure that 3d graphics is want to make sure that 3d graphics is want to make sure that 3d graphics is enabled and right here this is what enabled and right here this is what enabled and right here this is what makes this beautiful it makes a vmware makes this beautiful it makes a vmware makes this beautiful it makes a vmware beautiful compared to beautiful compared to beautiful compared to some of the other solutions is graphics some of the other solutions is graphics some of the other solutions is graphics memory you can see i have access to the memory you can see i have access to the memory you can see i have access to the full eight gigs that's available on my full eight gigs that's available on my full eight gigs that's available on my gpu i could give it less but that's not gpu i could give it less but that's not gpu i could give it less but that's not really necessary i'm gonna have it or really necessary i'm gonna have it or really necessary i'm gonna have it or allow it full access to that and this is allow it full access to that and this is allow it full access to that and this is in comparison to like the 128 or 256 in comparison to like the 128 or 256 in comparison to like the 128 or 256 megabytes that we are limited to with megabytes that we are limited to with megabytes that we are limited to with something like virtualbox so this all something like virtualbox so this all something like virtualbox so this all looks good i'm going to hit close for looks good i'm going to hit close for looks good i'm going to hit close for now and we can see the change hard disk now and we can see the change hard disk now and we can see the change hard disk looks good we have 8 cpu cores so let's looks good we have 8 cpu cores so let's looks good we have 8 cpu cores so let's go ahead and hit finish and i do

  5. go ahead and hit finish and i do go ahead and hit finish and i do recommend you read over this we are recommend you read over this we are recommend you read over this we are going to be doing both of these going to be doing both of these going to be doing both of these installing the guest operating system as installing the guest operating system as installing the guest operating system as well as vmware tools so well as vmware tools so well as vmware tools so close that out and at first it's going close that out and at first it's going close that out and at first it's going to try booting right away i missed it so to try booting right away i missed it so to try booting right away i missed it so what i'm going to do is go to power i'm what i'm going to do is go to power i'm what i'm going to do is go to power i'm going to reset the guest hit yes and going to reset the guest hit yes and going to reset the guest hit yes and then restart and then i'm going to make then restart and then i'm going to make then restart and then i'm going to make sure to hit any key to boot from the cd sure to hit any key to boot from the cd sure to hit any key to boot from the cd or dvd and this is going to boot us into or dvd and this is going to boot us into or dvd and this is going to boot us into this windows image now while this loads this windows image now while this loads this windows image now while this loads up the very first thing that we're going up the very first thing that we're going up the very first thing that we're going to do is make it so it will bypass the to do is make it so it will bypass the to do is make it so it will bypass the tmp requirements and we're going to be tmp requirements and we're going to be tmp requirements and we're going to be doing that through the registry editor doing that through the registry editor doing that through the registry editor i'm going to run this normal first i'm going to run this normal first i'm going to run this normal first because sometimes it might work for you because sometimes it might work for you because sometimes it might work for you depending on your hardware and your depending on your hardware and your depending on your hardware and your system configuration so it's good to run system configuration so it's good to run system configuration so it's good to run through this and then get presented with through this and then get presented with through this and then get presented with the error and then fix it from there so the error and then fix it from there so the error and then fix it from there so i don't have a product key and for this i don't have a product key and for this i don't have a product key and for this instance i'm just going to go with instance i'm just going to go with instance i'm just going to go with windows 11 pro go next and then we can windows 11 pro go next and then we can windows 11 pro go next and then we can see that this pc cannot run windows so see that this pc cannot run windows so see that this pc cannot run windows so what we could do is just go back one what we could do is just go back one what we could do is just go back one real quick and then from there what real quick and then from there what real quick and then from there what we're going to want to do is hold down we're going to want to do is hold down we're going to want to do is hold down shift and hit f10 shift and hit f10 shift and hit f10 what this is going to do is open up a what this is going to do is open up a what this is going to do is open up a little terminal here and from there we little terminal here and from there we little terminal here and from there we could just do regedit could just do regedit could just do regedit hit enter and now we have our registry hit enter and now we have our registry hit enter and now we have our registry editor so from there we're going to want editor so from there we're going to want editor so from there we're going to want to go to local machine so this one right to go to local machine so this one right to go to local machine so this one right here and then we're going to go down to here and then we're going to go down to here and then we're going to go down to a system open that up and then we're a system open that up and then we're a system open that up and then we're going to go to setup now under setup going to go to setup now under setup going to go to setup now under setup you're going to want to right click you're going to want to right click you're going to want to right click there new and select key now this key there new and select key now this key there new and select key now this key right here or this little folder we're right here or this little folder we're right here or this little folder we're going to call this lab config make sure

  6. going to call this lab config make sure going to call this lab config make sure all your capitalization is uh correct all your capitalization is uh correct all your capitalization is uh correct hit enter and now within lab config here hit enter and now within lab config here hit enter and now within lab config here what we're going to want to do is what we're going to want to do is what we're going to want to do is right-click and create a new right-click and create a new right-click and create a new dword 32-bit value and for this value dword 32-bit value and for this value dword 32-bit value and for this value we're going to want to type in bypass we're going to want to type in bypass we're going to want to type in bypass tpm tpm tpm check with check capitalized just like check with check capitalized just like check with check capitalized just like that and then we'll click over here and that and then we'll click over here and that and then we'll click over here and then double click on bypass tpm check then double click on bypass tpm check then double click on bypass tpm check change the value data to one and then change the value data to one and then change the value data to one and then hit okay and now we should be good to go hit okay and now we should be good to go hit okay and now we should be good to go so i'm going to go ahead and close this so i'm going to go ahead and close this so i'm going to go ahead and close this out if you're still getting that issue out if you're still getting that issue out if you're still getting that issue again i'll link down below to some other again i'll link down below to some other again i'll link down below to some other registry edits that you could go ahead registry edits that you could go ahead registry edits that you could go ahead and make but for what we're doing that and make but for what we're doing that and make but for what we're doing that should be sufficient so now that that's should be sufficient so now that that's should be sufficient so now that that's been changed let's go ahead and click been changed let's go ahead and click been changed let's go ahead and click next and we should have a better luck next and we should have a better luck next and we should have a better luck here here here there we go so now instead of getting a there we go so now instead of getting a there we go so now instead of getting a uh unable to install we have the license uh unable to install we have the license uh unable to install we have the license agreement so i'm gonna go ahead and agreement so i'm gonna go ahead and agreement so i'm gonna go ahead and accept that accept that accept that go next we'll do a custom select our go next we'll do a custom select our go next we'll do a custom select our drive with our 80 gigs that we gave it drive with our 80 gigs that we gave it drive with our 80 gigs that we gave it click next and now it's running so while click next and now it's running so while click next and now it's running so while this finishes up it's not going to take this finishes up it's not going to take this finishes up it's not going to take too long at all because it's all on your too long at all because it's all on your too long at all because it's all on your system especially if you have an ssd system especially if you have an ssd system especially if you have an ssd we're going to thank the sponsor of we're going to thank the sponsor of we're going to thank the sponsor of today's video squarespace squarespace is today's video squarespace squarespace is today's video squarespace squarespace is a wonderful platform to go ahead and a wonderful platform to go ahead and a wonderful platform to go ahead and publish your websites with ease if publish your websites with ease if publish your websites with ease if you're somebody who doesn't like really you're somebody who doesn't like really you're somebody who doesn't like really playing around in the terminal that much playing around in the terminal that much playing around in the terminal that much you don't want to build your own custom you don't want to build your own custom you don't want to build your own custom servers you just need a easy intuitive servers you just need a easy intuitive servers you just need a easy intuitive web builder squarespace is a fantastic web builder squarespace is a fantastic web builder squarespace is a fantastic option for you with integrated seo and

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  8. boot us into windows alright so windows boot us into windows alright so windows is booted up and look we have a rare is booted up and look we have a rare is booted up and look we have a rare instance here of uh instance here of uh instance here of uh empty ads empty ads empty ads it can't pull all the stuff it wants to it can't pull all the stuff it wants to it can't pull all the stuff it wants to pull because it hasn't gone internet yet pull because it hasn't gone internet yet pull because it hasn't gone internet yet okay so the first thing we do before we okay so the first thing we do before we okay so the first thing we do before we fix the two issues we just encountered fix the two issues we just encountered fix the two issues we just encountered is we're gonna go up here to virtual is we're gonna go up here to virtual is we're gonna go up here to virtual machine and install these vmware tools machine and install these vmware tools machine and install these vmware tools so let's go ahead and hit install and so let's go ahead and hit install and so let's go ahead and hit install and this is just like installing the this is just like installing the this is just like installing the virtualbox guest addition drivers virtualbox guest addition drivers virtualbox guest addition drivers we're going to open up our explorer here we're going to open up our explorer here we're going to open up our explorer here and we can see the drive so from there and we can see the drive so from there and we can see the drive so from there we can go ahead and do the we can go ahead and do the we can go ahead and do the setup 64. so i'm going to go ahead and setup 64. so i'm going to go ahead and setup 64. so i'm going to go ahead and run this as the administrator yes run this as the administrator yes run this as the administrator yes and then it's going to go ahead and prep and then it's going to go ahead and prep and then it's going to go ahead and prep and install these tools there we go and and install these tools there we go and and install these tools there we go and this is going to give us access to a lot this is going to give us access to a lot this is going to give us access to a lot of the different features and whatnot if of the different features and whatnot if of the different features and whatnot if i go here to custom and hit next you can i go here to custom and hit next you can i go here to custom and hit next you can see all the specific things that it's see all the specific things that it's see all the specific things that it's going to be installing mostly all going to be installing mostly all going to be installing mostly all drivers and things like that i'm going drivers and things like that i'm going drivers and things like that i'm going to go back and go just go with the to go back and go just go with the to go back and go just go with the complete installation here and hit complete installation here and hit complete installation here and hit install all right and then once it's install all right and then once it's install all right and then once it's done we could go ahead and hit finish done we could go ahead and hit finish done we could go ahead and hit finish it's going to ask us to restart or it's going to ask us to restart or it's going to ask us to restart or manually restart let's go no for now and manually restart let's go no for now and manually restart let's go no for now and then we're going to go to uh shut down then we're going to go to uh shut down then we're going to go to uh shut down the virtual machine so we could do it the virtual machine so we could do it the virtual machine so we could do it through here if we would like to so just through here if we would like to so just through here if we would like to so just completely shut this down and let it go completely shut this down and let it go completely shut this down and let it go through the proper shutdown process here through the proper shutdown process here through the proper shutdown process here all right so the first thing we're going all right so the first thing we're going all right so the first thing we're going to do is fix that network issue so if we to do is fix that network issue so if we to do is fix that network issue so if we go ahead open up our terminal all we go ahead open up our terminal all we go ahead open up our terminal all we need to do to fix this is run this need to do to fix this is run this need to do to fix this is run this command this is a system ctl command so command this is a system ctl command so command this is a system ctl command so we're enabling a service and we are we're enabling a service and we are we're enabling a service and we are enabling the enable means that this will

  9. enabling the enable means that this will enabling the enable means that this will automatically enable on boot and dash automatically enable on boot and dash automatically enable on boot and dash dash now means it will enable this now dash now means it will enable this now dash now means it will enable this now and this is the vmware networks service and this is the vmware networks service and this is the vmware networks service this doesn't automatically enable so this doesn't automatically enable so this doesn't automatically enable so this is something that you're going to this is something that you're going to this is something that you're going to want to do after you get everything set want to do after you get everything set want to do after you get everything set up so we're going to go like that up so we're going to go like that up so we're going to go like that type in our password and then from there type in our password and then from there type in our password and then from there we could go ahead and check just by we could go ahead and check just by we could go ahead and check just by switching this to switching this to switching this to status hit enter and we will see that it status hit enter and we will see that it status hit enter and we will see that it is now active and running so that should is now active and running so that should is now active and running so that should fix that issue so i'm going to hit ctrl fix that issue so i'm going to hit ctrl fix that issue so i'm going to hit ctrl c to get out of there and the next thing c to get out of there and the next thing c to get out of there and the next thing that we're going to do is change one of that we're going to do is change one of that we're going to do is change one of our preferences and it's using this guy our preferences and it's using this guy our preferences and it's using this guy right here the no 3d support is right here the no 3d support is right here the no 3d support is available from the host this wonderful available from the host this wonderful available from the host this wonderful github user wrote us a little thing on github user wrote us a little thing on github user wrote us a little thing on how to fix this and this right here will how to fix this and this right here will how to fix this and this right here will give some notes that i do recommend you give some notes that i do recommend you give some notes that i do recommend you kind of read through why we're using kind of read through why we're using kind of read through why we're using this instead of like the qmk vm and this instead of like the qmk vm and this instead of like the qmk vm and things like that so i'm going to give things like that so i'm going to give things like that so i'm going to give this a copy right here this is allow this a copy right here this is allow this a copy right here this is allow black list of drivers equals true so black list of drivers equals true so black list of drivers equals true so give that a copy then we're going to give that a copy then we're going to give that a copy then we're going to want to jump back to our terminal and want to jump back to our terminal and want to jump back to our terminal and i'm going to cd into our dot vmware i'm going to cd into our dot vmware i'm going to cd into our dot vmware folder here if i ls you can see that folder here if i ls you can see that folder here if i ls you can see that there is a file called preferences so there is a file called preferences so there is a file called preferences so from there we're just going to want to from there we're just going to want to from there we're just going to want to nano into it nano into it nano into it head down to the very bottom and give head down to the very bottom and give head down to the very bottom and give that a paste just like that you're going that a paste just like that you're going that a paste just like that you're going to want to make sure that vmware is to want to make sure that vmware is to want to make sure that vmware is completely closed down when you do this completely closed down when you do this completely closed down when you do this otherwise it won't work right away so otherwise it won't work right away so otherwise it won't work right away so ctrl o to output control x to get out of ctrl o to output control x to get out of ctrl o to output control x to get out of there and now we're going to go ahead there and now we're going to go ahead there and now we're going to go ahead and open up vmware player and this right

  10. and open up vmware player and this right and open up vmware player and this right here this windows left tutorial is the here this windows left tutorial is the here this windows left tutorial is the one we just set up so i'm going to power one we just set up so i'm going to power one we just set up so i'm going to power this on and it should boot without any this on and it should boot without any this on and it should boot without any issues you can see right here that a lot issues you can see right here that a lot issues you can see right here that a lot of these have x's on them now that's of these have x's on them now that's of these have x's on them now that's okay if i click this it's actually going okay if i click this it's actually going okay if i click this it's actually going to let me do it if i would were to have to let me do it if i would were to have to let me do it if i would were to have clicked this before it would have popped clicked this before it would have popped clicked this before it would have popped out an error out an error out an error so now we are good to go if i slide up so now we are good to go if i slide up so now we are good to go if i slide up type in my password we are now in type in my password we are now in type in my password we are now in windows 11 and it is using all of the windows 11 and it is using all of the windows 11 and it is using all of the vram that we gave it you can see right vram that we gave it you can see right vram that we gave it you can see right here it is using all of the regular here it is using all of the regular here it is using all of the regular system memory everything is working fine system memory everything is working fine system memory everything is working fine this is a first boot connected to the this is a first boot connected to the this is a first boot connected to the internet so that's why the internet so that's why the internet so that's why the cpu is spiking real hard right now there cpu is spiking real hard right now there cpu is spiking real hard right now there we go it's starting to drop again and if we go it's starting to drop again and if we go it's starting to drop again and if i go through and open up my directx i go through and open up my directx i go through and open up my directx diagnostic tool here and go over to diagnostic tool here and go over to diagnostic tool here and go over to display you can see that my approximate display you can see that my approximate display you can see that my approximate total memory available is just over total memory available is just over total memory available is just over eight gigabytes and this is using the eight gigabytes and this is using the eight gigabytes and this is using the vmware uh svga 3d graphics drivers with vmware uh svga 3d graphics drivers with vmware uh svga 3d graphics drivers with all the proper 3d acceleration and all all the proper 3d acceleration and all all the proper 3d acceleration and all that enabled so now i can use that enabled so now i can use that enabled so now i can use graphically intensive applications on graphically intensive applications on graphically intensive applications on this virtual machine it won't be this virtual machine it won't be this virtual machine it won't be like running it on native hardware but like running it on native hardware but like running it on native hardware but it's going to be really it's going to be it's going to be really it's going to be it's going to be really it's going to be a really good experience especially a really good experience especially a really good experience especially compared to something like a virtualbox compared to something like a virtualbox compared to something like a virtualbox or any of the alternatives so again as or any of the alternatives so again as or any of the alternatives so again as people leave comments and things come up people leave comments and things come up people leave comments and things come up and people have specific issues i will and people have specific issues i will and people have specific issues i will be updating the actual step-by-step be updating the actual step-by-step be updating the actual step-by-step tutorial that will be linked down below tutorial that will be linked down below tutorial that will be linked down below so go and check that out any commands or so go and check that out any commands or so go and check that out any commands or anything that i did in this video will anything that i did in this video will anything that i did in this video will be there as well so with all that i do be there as well so with all that i do be there as well so with all that i do hope you enjoy running your windows hope you enjoy running your windows hope you enjoy running your windows virtual machine with games or

  11. virtual machine with games or virtual machine with games or intensive programs on your linux machine intensive programs on your linux machine intensive programs on your linux machine another reason why you don't really need another reason why you don't really need another reason why you don't really need to run windows on hardware so with all to run windows on hardware so with all to run windows on hardware so with all that i do hope you have a great day big that i do hope you have a great day big that i do hope you have a great day big thank you to the sponsor of today's thank you to the sponsor of today's thank you to the sponsor of today's video squarespace again check out that video squarespace again check out that video squarespace again check out that link to save a little bit of money and link to save a little bit of money and link to save a little bit of money and get a website up and running with ease get a website up and running with ease get a website up and running with ease thank you to our youtube members and thank you to our youtube members and thank you to our youtube members and patreon supporters you all are fantastic patreon supporters you all are fantastic patreon supporters you all are fantastic and with all of that i do hope you have and with all of that i do hope you have and with all of that i do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day an absolutely beautiful day an absolutely beautiful day and good bye

Summary

This tutorial demonstrates the best method for virtualizing Windows 11 on a Linux host, focusing on achieving optimal GPU utilization without passthrough. It highlights VMware Workstation Player and its proprietary drivers as the solution for running demanding applications like ArcGIS Pro and Steam games. The practical takeaway is that VMware provides superior performance for vRAM-intensive tasks compared to open-source alternatives, with a free license available for personal use.

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