Hello all
I have a W10 VM on a MacBook that randomly hangs and becomes non-responsive since VBOX 7.0.6... would appreciate some help since driving me a little nuts!
Thanks!
Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
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Re: Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
I gave up trying to get VirtualBox 7.0.x working on Catalina. I suggest the best thing to do for now is to uninstall VirtualBox 7.0.6 (use the uninstall script on the installation .dmg) and install VirtualBox 6.1.42.
Download from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1
Download from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1
Re: Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
Seems better so far if I use HyperV acceleration .... ?
Will try for a few days, if no joy, then uninstall.
Thanks.
Will try for a few days, if no joy, then uninstall.
Thanks.
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Re: Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
Hyper-v acceleration is not available on Macs. But you are no doubt referring to the paravirtualization option, which is simply a language that VirtualBox can use, not a performance setting, and anyway is dictated by the choice of guest OS.
Re: Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
So, is there a correct paravirtualization choice for my W10 VM on a host MacBook?
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Re: Windows 10 VM freezing on Mac
VirtualBox 7.0.x uses the Apple native virtualization engine. It does not seem to perform very well in Catalina, although it works fine in macOS Ventura, albeit a with a bit more overhead. Since Catalina is now unsupported by Apple, there is not much chance that this will be improved.
As I said earlier, you are probably better to use VirtualBox 6.1.x if you cannot upgrade your Mac beyond macOS Catalina
As I said earlier, you are probably better to use VirtualBox 6.1.x if you cannot upgrade your Mac beyond macOS Catalina