Low Perfomance on Virtualized Windows 8.1

GreenStar

GreenStar

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In VirtualBox, Microsoft Virtual PC(Here somethimes drivers dont work) and Vmware player & workstacion With Recommended Settings Or Using max 3.5 GB of RAM even grapchis memory and its Slow, More slow than Longhorn and Vista and Windows 8
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defencer & Paid MalwareBytes
mrjimphelps

mrjimphelps

"Phelps Helps"
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Check to see how many CPUs are available to the VM session. (It may not be called CPUs, but rather "cores" or some other similar name.) If only one is available to the VM, increase it to two. When I did this, I got an immediate boost in speed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (host OS) / Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit (virtual machine)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 3847
    CPU
    Haswell
    Memory
    12 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 23"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Two hard drives, 1TB each: One for Linux, one for my data.
    Keyboard
    IBM Model M
    Browser
    Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Sophos (Linux), Windows Defender (Windows)
    Other Info
    I use Samba to share my data drive with the other computers at my house.
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