VMware adds Apple Silicon support for its desktop hypervisors
Windows 11 users also get a nod in latest VMware update
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VMware has addedAppleSilicon support to the latest version of its flagship line of desktop hypervisors.
The newest version of the VMware Fusion 13virtual desktopsoftware is also getting support forWindows 11, on both Apple andIntelhardware.
For context, VMware Fusion had allowed Intel-based Macs to run virtual machines with guestoperating systemssuch as Linux or Windows since it was first launched in 2007, but this is the first time machines using Apple’s own processors will be able to do so.
How does it work?
In order to achieve support for Windows 11 System requirements while still providing high-functioning virtual machines, VMware said it “had to innovate”.
This apparently included introducing a new Virtual Trusted Platform Module (2.0), and a new encryption method to support that TPM.
In terms of graphics, VMware Fusion 13 software supports OpenGL 4.3 for both Windows and Linux VMs running on Apple silicon.
On Intel silicon, users will be able to employ DirectX 11 graphics on their emulated machines.
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In addition, VMware says it has introduced a new ‘fast’ encryption type to Fusion 13.
In this update, the encryption password will also be stored in the Mac’s Keychain so that users won’t need to type it in every time they boot the VM.
VMware says that the VM can also now auto-generate a password, or users can specify their own instead.
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The update comes after Appleannounced its planto slowly transition its Mac computers from Intel processors in 2020, which they had used for over a decade, to its own Apple-manufactured silicon, mainly based on technology licensed from UK firmARM.
If you are interested in checking out what the latest update has to offer, you can headhere.
You can still grab a license for personal use for free, while VMware Fusion 13 Pro is available for $139.30 for business users.
Will McCurdy has been writing about technology for over five years. He has a wide range of specialities including cybersecurity, fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, cloud computing, payments, artificial intelligence, retail technology, and venture capital investment. He has previously written for AltFi, FStech, Retail Systems, and National Technology News and is an experienced podcast and webinar host, as well as an avid long-form feature writer.
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