Hey everyone,

I am trying to set up a VM on my Linux Mint pc for Windows 11. I already have the pc dual boot linux and Windows. My goal is to set up a Windows 11 VM and then delete Windows partition from my pc. I don’t want to dual boot into windows anymore, but I need it for a few applications.

Is there a way to get the key I already bought and use it for the VM I am going to set up?

Side note, what VM software do you recommend? VirtualBox seems popular, but would like some advice.

  • Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.worldOP
    1·
    6 hours ago

    Thanks so much! My use case is I just want to be able to run Studio One from the VM for music production. I don’t think I need much GPU power for that

    • breakingcups@lemmy.world
      5·
      5 hours ago

      Be aware that hardware access from a virtual machine(for an audio interface, for example) can be jittery or slow (latency), which might make it unusable for your purposes or not. You’ll have to find out.

      • Refurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org
        1·
        32 minutes ago

        You can pass through a dedicated PCIe USB card if latency is important.

        On my desktop, I’m able to pass through the motherboard’s integrated USB controller. YMMV if you try this, though. If I need to control the host (ex: to force shutdown the guest), I either use a PS/2 keyboard, SSH, or KDE Connect.