UTM Guides
Windows 10 & 11
Follow the guide on UTM's support page
Edit > System > Force Multicore for better performance
Make sure to debloat using Chris Titus' winutil or Talon
Windows 7
Windows XP
- Create a New Virtual Machine > Emulate > Windows:
- Check Expert Mode, then:
- Architecture: x86_64
- System: newest version of Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX 1996) (alias of pc-i1440fx-x.x) (pc)
- Memory: 4096 MiB
- CPU Cores: 2
- Check Legacy Hardware
- Click Continue
- Check Expert Mode, then:
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Download ISO:
32-bit: Download, Product Key: MRX3F-47B9T-2487J-KWKMF-RPWBY
64-bit: Download, Product Key: B2RBK-7KPT9-4JP6X-QQFWM-PJD6G
- Check CD/DVD Image
- Browse and select downloaded ISO file
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After setting desired storage size, click Continue until setup finishes
- Right click on the virtual machine on the sidebar then Edit
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Under System,
- CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7700 @2.40GHz (core2duo-v1)
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Under Arguments under QEMU,
- Click New
- Type
-boot menu=on - Press enter
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Under Network,
- Network Mode: Emulated VLAN
- Emulated Network Card: rtl8139
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Under Sound,
- Emulated Audio Card: Intel 82801AA AC97 (Audio AC97)
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Press Save
- Run the VM
- Go through the installation process