VirtualBox guest Windows 11 system requirements

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Wed, 25 May 2022 04:58:03 -0500, Aaron Rainbolt wrote:
>Running Windows 11 in VirtualBox is somewhat tricky, as Windows 11
>requires UEFI firmware with Secure Boot enabled, as well as a TPM 2.0
>chip, in order to install properly. I don't know whether or not
>VirtualBox supports these components yet, but I bet those are the
>requirements you're getting hung up on.
>
>Thankfully, Microsoft allows you to circumvent these requirements via
>a registry modification that you can make from within the Windows 11
>installer, and it appears that a high-ranking employee of Oracle
>actually recommends that you use these settings. Here's his guide on
>getting Windows 11 to work in VirtualBox:
>https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/install-microsoft-windows-11-on-virtualbox

Thank you,

I'll take a look at this link.

>You might also be able to try using Windows 11 in virt-manager.
>Virt-manager actually supports Secure Boot and TPM 2.0, which may
>allow you to install Windows 11 without having to mess with the
>registry.

I'm using virt-manager to run a QEMU/KVM DebianEdu 11 guest. For
Windows I would prefer to get OOTB file sharing between guest and host
and a bidirectional clipboard, hence I'm in favour of VirtualBox.

Virt-manger can be a fallback, thank you.

Regards,
Ralf