I can't install ISO file for Window server 2022, VirtualBOX version 6 or 7, VMware or VMFusion ON MAC OS Ventura 13.5.2

I can't install ISO file for Window server 2022, VirtualBOX version 6 or 7, VMware or VMFusion ON MAC OS Ventura 13.5.2. I got error message "Unsupported hardware architecture detected! The installer has detected an unsupported architecture. VirtualBox only runs on the amd64 architecture. Please kindly help! Many thanks for your support!

MacBook Air (M2, 2023)

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 12:12 PM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2023 2:44 AM

no you can't


a virtual machine is not an emulator

your apple mx cpu is arm based and can only run virtual machines that use arm architecture, you need to get arm based isos though microsoft does not make any arm based server operating systems


and they don't sell arm based windows versions to end users at all, they have a developer version for arm on win10 and win11


Options for using Windows 11 with Mac® computers with Apple® M1® and M2™ chips - Microsoft Support


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Sep 30, 2023 2:44 AM in response to abbejack

no you can't


a virtual machine is not an emulator

your apple mx cpu is arm based and can only run virtual machines that use arm architecture, you need to get arm based isos though microsoft does not make any arm based server operating systems


and they don't sell arm based windows versions to end users at all, they have a developer version for arm on win10 and win11


Options for using Windows 11 with Mac® computers with Apple® M1® and M2™ chips - Microsoft Support


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