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I used this a couple of weeks ago to install Windows 11 ARM on macOS (Ventura on a new M2), looking to replace Fusion. It was disappointing:

* Integration tools like copy/paste between VM and host, or file sharing, didn't work

* Graphics constantly glitched, often going to a grey screen. There seemed no way to recover, and I had to force restart the VM

The drivers / assistant tools have a 2012 date on them.

I'm aware it's a free product and I have no right to expect anything (and I don't; I went back to Fusion.) And perhaps the situation would improve if I or others financially supported the project, which seems a better response to issues :) Nevertheless I went in hoping I could replace the commercial VM solutions, which on Mac have required yearly updates that deliver almost no new value, with something open source -- and I can't yet.

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Copy paste definitely works. I go back and forth all day. Did you install the SPICE tools?

https://docs.getutm.app/guest-support/windows/#windows-xp-an...

I've also not seen any graphical errors, I'm not trying to play games though. I just use it for basic desktop apps.

I did install them. I noticed they had a 2012 date, which surprised me. Maybe the wrong ones are available?

I use it as a really nice qemu wrapper, and if you treat it as one it’s amazing.

But you can't edit any of the qemu arguments?

I wanted to run some risv emulation, and I need to remove some device from the default args UTM has, and nope. Not editable.

Unless I'm missing something..

I think the VM has to be switched off, not just suspended for the arguments to be editable. There are also some flags that UTM insists on and won't let you remove, which actually seems kind of reasonable - QEMU is really low-level and it's possible to run it in modes where UTM won't be able to connect to it.

Do you have copy-paste and shared folders working in Fusion (with a Windows ARM VM)? Last I checked VMware Tools did not support those features yet.

Edit: The Fusion 2023 Tech Preview [1] installs the full VMware Tools and supports copy-paste.

1. https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/get-download?do...

That's of no surprise, because OpenGL does not work. Pretty useless, considering how many apps use that nowadays.

Maybe connecting through MS RDP tool would offer a better UX

How can you go back to Fusion on Apple silicon? No copy paste, no display scaling, no file share... It's horrible.

I'm using the Fusion 13 Tech Preview, which has all of those bar file sharing, so I'm just using git to transfer :)

It has one glitch where the screen goes black sometimes when changing apps (maybe a new DirectX context or something), but that's easy to resolve by just resizing the window a few pixels to change the VM resolution. I usually use my VMs fullscreen so this is a slight adjustment to normal, but it's workable until they release Fusion 13's official version.

Wdym you’re using git?

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