Follow these steps to install Windows 11 on the UTM Virtual Machine in the M2 Mac.
1. To install Windows 11 on the UTM virtual machine and M2 MacBook, you must acquire the required files.
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2. Before you can begin the installation process, Windows 11 must be installed on the UTM virtual machine. Double-click the UTM.dmg file to mount it. After it has been mounted, you must drag the UTM into the apps directory. It means that as of right now, the UTM has been uploaded to the launchpad and applications directory. When you look through the spotlight, the UTM will appear.
3. The UTM virtual machine must now contain a Windows 11 virtual machine. Use the launchpad, the spotlight, or any other means that feels natural to you to open the UTM. When it is launched, select "build a new virtual machine."
4. To start the process, UTM offers us the two options of virtualizing and imitating; for the time being, you must choose virtualize.
5. At this point, you must select the guest operating system, in our instance Windows, to install Windows 11 inside of macOS 12.
6. Before introducing Windows 11 ARM to the UTM, the guest operating system must first be chosen. Ensure that the respective boxes for "UEFI Boot" and "Import VHDX Image" are checked. By selecting browse and entering the location of the Windows 11 VHDX file that you downloaded from the Microsoft website, you may find it.
Search for and open the Windows 11 VHDX file after selecting Browse.
7. You must configure hardware parameters like RAM and CPU cores during this phase. You can continue using Windows 11 with the default settings since it needs 4GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores.
8. An open shared folder that enables two-way file sharing between the host operating system and the guest operating system is known as a shared directory. If you wish to share a particular folder across the host and guest operating systems, click on browse, find it, and open it.
9. Let's review each setting we've so far added to the UTM virtual machine for Windows 11. Both the name and the additional choices are changeable.
Since I am satisfied with the configuration as it is, I decide to save.
10. The spice guest tools must first be used in order to set up the virtual machine for Windows 11. To add it, choose CD/DVD from the menu, then choose Browse to locate and start the Spice Guest tools.
11. Open the Spice Guest Tools in the Windows 11 virtual computer.
12. The M2 and M1 silicon chips are now prepared for the installation of Windows 11 in the UTM virtual machine because everything has been finished. To start the chat, press the play button.
13. Once the virtual computer has booted up, Windows 11 must be installed. There are simply a few simple steps involved in installing Windows 11.
14. After installing Windows 11, you'll see that the screen resolution isn't perfect if you utilize the UTM App. We must set up the Spice Guest Tools because the drivers are also not configured. To install the Spice Guest Tools, open this PC, choose the CD/DVD, and then double-click the installer.
After installing the Tools, you must restart the guest operating system in order to fix the driver issues. Using Windows 11 on your Macbook M2 and M1 is now simple.
Without a doubt, this is the simplest method for installing Windows 11 on a MacOS guest operating system. I hope you found this information helpful as you tested Windows 11 on the Macbook M2 and M1.