VMware is looking to help you in the form of a new technology preview of its latest version of Fusion. The new version brings support for Windows 11 for Macs running Intel and Apple Silicon. Fusion 2H22 will allow users to run Windows 11, Linux, and more on their Mac through virtualization.
For virtualization to work with Windows 11, WMware had to create a Virtual Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Since this module is a requirement for Windows 11, VMware has created a virtual TPM module with fast encryption, an automatic key generation with a volume handled by Keychain. Speed is important for virtualization, so the new Fusion introduces a “Fast Encryption” mode that only encrypts the most important parts of the virtual machine. This encryption method is not only unique to Windows 11 but can be used in all virtualizations that Fusion supports.
Fusion 2H22 also supports 2D graphics with a WDDM player that allows for resolutions up to 4K. Although there are graphics and network drivers in the current version, VMware states that its vmxnet3 network driver is not available in the current version. The vmxnet3 network driver is a dedicated driver, which provides highly efficient data transfer rates and increased speeds with low latency. As mentioned earlier, this software not only offers support for Windows but other operating systems as well. Currently, Linux will support 3D graphics with OpenGL 4.3 + GLES 3.1 using Mesa version 22.11 or later.
To keep things simple, VMware will only offer one .dmg file which will be compatible with both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. As mentioned earlier, this is still a technical preview, which means that there may be issues with the software. There are also known limitations, such as being able to only support M1 virtual machines on M1 units like the MacBook Pro 14 and 16. The same goes for Intel virtual machines that only work on Intel Mac systems. If this interests you, you can download the file from over here.
source: VMware
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