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> I want to run Windows - when I need it - for games that intentionally disallow VMs

I don't understand this.. You want to run Windows in a VM for games that disallow VMs?

I dunno, this seems like such a complicated setup... what do you gain from all this? Might as well just run Windows + WSL2.



I did contradict myself there.

Running some games in a VM within VMware or Virtualbox is detected as such. Running a game in a qemu VM there are some options available to hide that the hardware is within a VM - like how the CPU identifies itself. I'm aiming for the setup where the GPU is passed through from the host for exclusive control by the VM. I honestly don't need this RTX2060 except for games - the Intel iGPU is excellent for webdev.


I have an Intel iGPU and a GTX 1070 myself, and currently just dual boot to separate SSDs (the larger SSD for Windows, the smaller for Linux).

When you switch to the Windows VM, do you intend to suspend the Linux VM, or you just want to let it run in the bg?

Also, couldn't you just run the VM in Linux and get the same benefits? Some people are passing through their graphics cards and reporting good performance IIRC.




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