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  • bfg9k@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    But can I be fucked waiting 5 minutes for a VM to boot every time I need to use a Windows-only tool?

    • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You could just use the earliest version of Windows that the software works (Windows 7 usually) and then keep the VM air gapped (aka no Internet connection)

    • redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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      1 year ago

      Don’t shutdown the VM. Instead, use shutdown -> save button in the virt-manager. Now your VM will launch in seconds next time you want to use it because it’ll be resumed from the saved state.