Increase the virtual machine memory size to half of the total RAM available.
If it isn't already filled out, set the machine "Type" to Microsoft Windows and the "Version" to Windows 10 64-bit, and click Next.
Press the SUPER Key on your keyboard and then enter "virtualbox" in the search field.Ĭlick on the New button in the toolbar, then give your machine a name.
Once you have VirtualBox installed, we'll need to create the virtual computer upon which we'll install Windows later.
You should see the window below:Ĭlick the Install button, then wait for the download and install process to complete. Click on the VirtualBox result with the blue icon.
Open the Pop!_Shop, then enter "virtualbox" in the search field. VirtualBox is available from Oracle's website here or in the Pop!_Shop.
To act as your hypervisor, we recommend installing VirtualBox, since it's free and easy to use. M.I.T tab -> Advanced Frequency Settings -> Advanced CPU Core Settings -> SVM mode -> Enabled. Then enable SVM mode with the following path: On some models, for example, Thelio (thelio-r1) and Thelio Major (thelio-major-r1), you will need to enable AMD-V in the BIOS by rebooting and holding the Del key. Many applications will run near full-speed, but applications that depend on heavy computations or access to the GPU (like games and video editing software) will likely be faster with a dual boot. Virtual machines impose a slight performance penalty in their operation, depending on the exact application. The virtual machine can be started, stopped, and suspended without requiring the computer to be restarted, and you can run Windows and Pop!_OS applications simultaneously.
Setting up a Windows virtual machine (VM) allows running Windows on a virtual drive within the OS. You can install an additional operating system on this virtual computer, which you can then boot and run as if it were another system. It's conceptually a second computer that you control through a special application called a Hypervisor. Virtual machines are a method of running multiple OSes on your computer simultaneously.
System76 encourages users to take ownership of their machines and install whatever software or operating systems they prefer. This article is provided for information purposes only. You’ll need to use the same sort of VBoxManage command to create a file representing the raw disk, but you’ll need to specify the path to the disk device on your Linux or Mac system.System76 is not a licensed reseller or installer of the Windows operating system. The process is basically the same on Linux and Mac host systems. Be sure the USB drive is the first disk in the list. If you want to install an operating system from the USB drive, you’ll need to add a hard disk later from within the virtual machine’s settings window. In other words, you can’t simply create a standard virtual machine and attach the USB device later. Note that the USB device must be the first hard disk in your virtual machine or VirtualBox won’t boot from it. When you’re asked to select a hard disk, select Use an existing virtual hard drive file, click the button to browse for the file, and navigate to it - that’s C:\usb.vmdk if you didn’t select your own path.īoot the virtual machine and it should boot the operating system from your USB drive, just as if you were booting it on normal computer.