5 ms·

install linux, get vmware pro for free and install win 11 in a VM. VMWare emulates TPM so it will run like a charm. Only thing you need is 8Gigs or so extra ram

install linux, get vmware pro for free and install win 11 in a VM. VMWare emulates TPM so it will run like a charm. Only thing you need is 8Gigs or so extra ram. plus you have the benefits of running windows in a VM. No backup problems, snapshot funcionality, etc etc. works absolute fine for me

wordglyph 2y ago
Does VS studio work fine too?
- krupan 2y ago
  MS is treating you so badly that you want to switch to Linux, but you still want to use Visual Studio? Hmmm
  - rantingdemon 2y ago
    Perhaps the OP needs it for work?
- jerhewet 2y ago
  I installed Windows 11 and Visual Studio 2022 on my Mac Mini M2 and it works like a bloody charm. It's not as fast as my main Windows development machines, but it's 100% functional and operational. Bonus: I'm running Little Snitch on the OSX side, and it does a brilliant job of stomping all over Microsoft's telemetry. Edit: Running it under VMWare Fusion.
  - throwfgtpwd234 2y ago
    That's an Arm version of Windows though. The main reasons to install Windows revolve around the need to use Windows only x86/x64 versions of drivers or software.
    - jerhewet 2y ago
      There is no M2 version of Visual Studio. The version of Visual Studio 2022 I installed was x64. I have some other x64 software installed as well (Notepad++, AWS CLI, git, etc.) and all of them work just fine under the ARM version of Windows 11 running under VMWare Fusion.
throwfgtpwd234 2y ago
vTPM only works if there's a real TPM available.