Can anyone give me some tips on improving VM performance?
Can anyone give me some tips on improving VM performance?
I'm working through the Odin Project on a Windows machine using VirtualBox 6.1. I'm using Xubuntu, which they suggested, and it performs significantly better than other distros like Mint, Ubuntu, or Pop_OS. My system is an X1 Carbon with an i5-1135G7 and Iris Xe Graphics. Although performance remains a concern, it would really help if the experience felt smoother. So far I've done: added guest additions, reserved 8GB of RAM from the 16GB available, and configured the number of processors to 4. The video memory is set to 128MB. Any advice on further improvements would be appreciated.
Current Windows release? The Hyper-V platform is now enabled by default, which causes VirtualBox to struggle with hardware acceleration and results in poor performance. The icon you see indicates this issue. You might want to turn off Hyper-V or switch to an alternative like VmWare, which handles it better. Note that version 7.0 shows some improvement but isn't fully optimized yet.
What you observe inside your virtual machine appears as the system setup and running environment.
Yes, the turtle with the V indicates Hyper-V is active, which disables hardware acceleration. You have options to turn it off or create a separate profile with it disabled that you can select at startup. Alternatively, you could abandon VirtualBox altogether.
It's frustrating when things don't work as expected. You're looking for a way to completely disable Hyper-V without affecting your boot settings. Have you considered checking if there are any hidden services or startup entries that might be interfering? Sometimes, background processes can cause unexpected behavior. Also, ensure your VM is properly configured and that you're using the correct version of VirtualBox. If you're still having trouble, let me know what you've tried so far!
My vote is to disable HyperV, simply because I don't like that it essentially handicaps competing products. MS and their anti-competitive BS. And there may be a technical reason for it, but I still just don't like it. I tried HyperV a while back until I discovered this, at which point I promptly disabled it and have stuck with VirtualBox. I also prefer open-source. Also, the specs of your host computer are hugely important. There's a big difference between trying to run a VM on an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with 32GB of RAM and an NVME SSD vs a 4-core, 4-thread with 8GB of RAM and a HDD.
Yes, I followed those steps. The screenshot shows all Hyper-V settings left unchecked, and the issue persists. I also attempted the command line approach, but the tool remains unresponsive.