VirtualBox guest Windows 11 system requirements

[J. Paul Bissonnette]

On Wed, 25 May 2022 04:58:03 -0500
Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 4:23 AM Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > the downloaded ISO fits to the _not_ signed checksum. An unsigned
> > checksum is what Microsoft considers a secure check. I don't expect
> > something else from Microsoft.
> >
> > $ sha256sum /.tmp/Win11Pro/Win11_English_x64v1.iso
> > 4bc6c7e7c61af4b5d1b086c5d279947357cff45c2f82021bb58628c2503eb64e
> > /.tmp/Win11Pro/Win11_English_x64v1.iso
> >
> > After providing the product key, which is seemingly a valid key, the
> > Windows 11 installer returns
> >
> > "This PC can't run Windows 11
> >
> > This PC doesn't meet the minimum system requirements to install
> > this version of Windows. For more information, visit
> > https://aka.ms/WindowsSysReq "
> >
> > Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/2U1Gk6n.png
> >
> > I don't expect that Microsoft mentions which requirement test/s
> > failed. I visited the page, but I'm to stupid to see what
> > requirement/s is/are missing.
> >
> > I already installed Windows 10 and other Windows releases on the
> > same machine as VirtualBox guests. I don't want to update the
> > Windows 10 install to Windows 11.
> >
> > Has somebody already installed Windows 11 as VirtualBox guest on a
> > Linux host?
> >
> > Now I need to go to work. Later I will ask the Oracle ;) and
> > probably on other mailing lists, too. Currently I tried to install
> > it on an Arch Linux host, so it's not an Ubuntu related issue.
> > However, I tend to share VMs by different Linux hosts on a
> > multi-boot Linux machine.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ralf
> 
> Running Windows 11 in VirtualBox is somewhat tricky, as Windows 11
> requires UEFI firmware with Secure Boot enabled, as well as a TPM 2.0
> chip, in order to install properly. I don't know whether or not
> VirtualBox supports these components yet, but I bet those are the
> requirements you're getting hung up on.
> 
> Thankfully, Microsoft allows you to circumvent these requirements via
> a registry modification that you can make from within the Windows 11
> installer, and it appears that a high-ranking employee of Oracle
> actually recommends that you use these settings. Here's his guide on
> getting Windows 11 to work in VirtualBox:
> https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/install-microsoft-windows-11-on-virtualbox
> 
> You might also be able to try using Windows 11 in virt-manager.
> Virt-manager actually supports Secure Boot and TPM 2.0, which may
> allow you to install Windows 11 without having to mess with the
> registry.
> 
Would this be of any help?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDrbNgM6gXk
Windoze 11 requires a lot of resources to run.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/29/22555371/microsoft-windows-11-cpu-support-hardware-requirements-tpm-response