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5 Restart the virtual machine.
Set the Amount of Virtual Memory
Certain applications in the virtual machines might perform better with more memory available. Having
more memory available to the guest operating system can facilitate caching, which can improve
performance of the virtual machine. You can change the amount of virtual memory available to a virtual
machine.
For the best balance of performance between Windows and Mac applications, do not give Windows too
much memory, because it might cause your Mac to become slower. For Windows XP, 512MB of memory
is ideal for Internet and office productivity applications.
For Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10, 1GB of memory is ideal for Internet and
office productivity applications. 1GB of memory is appropriate for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of
Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. If your Mac has at least 6GB of memory, Fusion uses 2GB of
memory as the default for 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 guests. These
settings are the default memory settings for Windows virtual machines that Fusion Easy Install creates.
Note Manufacturer recommendations do not generally take virtualization into account in terms of
performance. Good performance relies on balancing the needs of the Mac with the needs of the virtual
machine.
Prerequisites
Shut down or power off the virtual machine. You cannot change the setting while the virtual machine is
powered on or suspended.
Procedure
1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.
2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings.
3 Under System Settings in the Settings window, click Processors & Memory.
4 Set the amount of memory to allocate to the virtual machine by using the slider control.
The memory slider control displays the recommended amount of memory for your virtual machine.
Set Advanced Processor Options
You can enable hypervisor applications, applications that use performance counters, or both in certain
virtual machines.
With Fusion virtual machines, you have the following advanced options:
n You can run hypervisor applications such as Workstation Pro and Fusion inside a virtual machine. For
example, you can use Fusion to create a virtual machine, install Workstation Pro in that virtual
machine, and then use that version of Workstation Pro to create a virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion
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