Windows 11 Support in macOS Virtualization Framework

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rbmanian75
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Created May ’25
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Hello,

According to the official documentation, the macOS Virtualization Framework currently supports only macOS and Linux guest operating systems. I would like to know if there is any way—officially or through a supported workaround—to run Windows 11 as a guest using this framework.

Additionally, is there any indication or roadmap suggesting that support for Windows guests might be introduced in a future release, such as in macOS 16?

Any insights or official clarification would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Answered by Engineer in 839163022

Windows 11 isn't supported by Virtualization Framework in macOS Sequoia. Other virtual machine software based on Hypervisor Framework do support Windows 11.

Regarding future versions of macOS, I would recommend filing a new feature request through the Feedback assistant.

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Apple Staff, Engineer
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Windows 11 isn't supported by Virtualization Framework in macOS Sequoia. Other virtual machine software based on Hypervisor Framework do support Windows 11.

Regarding future versions of macOS, I would recommend filing a new feature request through the Feedback assistant.

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rbmanian75
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4w

thnaks. I have a filed a new feature request.

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rbmanian75
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3w

here is the bug number FB17582343

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