I ran a Geekbench just to see how fast my Windows 11 VM is and. This way to access my Windows 11 proved to be way faster and reliable giving me a near native experience.

open Microsoft Remote Desktop and add a new connection using the IP, the Windows 11 account name & password.

find out the local IP used by Windows 11 (command prompt > run ipconfig, usually something like: 192.168.64.***.

make sure you have set up your Windows 11 account using a password.

inside your Windows 11, search for Remote Desktop and enable it.

on your Mac, go to the App Store and download, gasp, Microsoft Remote Desktop.

In my experience, logging into your Windows 11 through the regular UTM interface is a bit clunky and confusing. Or are you 🤔? Step 7 (optional): use Microsoft Remote Desktop

install the drivers inside your Windows 11 & reboot.

mount the downloaded iso to the CD/DVD drive inside your VM.

download Spice Guest Tools from the UTM website > support.

You can download it from, follow the Latest Beta Build > Arm64 > Windows 11 Insider Preview (version 0.160 was the latest at the time of this article). So go ahead, download and install it from Step 2: Download Windows 11 installerįor this we will use an Insider Preview for Windows 11, the Arm64 version. UTM could thus be extended to also work on Macs with the new silicon. Opportunity strikes in November 2020 with Apple introducing the wonderful M1 CPUs based on Arm64 architecture.

UTM has been around since Feb 2020 with the goal to run Virtul Machines on iOS devices. And if you (like me) are not ready to cough up that min $79 tax for a transient fantasy, here’s what you can do. Yes, I know that Parallels Desktop 17 and VMWare Fusion 12 offer good & straightforward solutions to do the same, but they cost money. And my irritation is alive though somewhat soothed by the fact that I’ve found a way to run Windows 11 at near-native speed.

One of the negatives was the inability to run other operating systems (Windows 11, Ubuntu, etc.) natively. In my previous article I rambled about how great (for me) the new MacBook Pro with M1 Pro was.

Windows on mac m1 free