How to run Windows 11 in GNOME Boxes (with UEFI and TPM2 emulation)

Windows 11 significantly raised its hardware requirements compared to Windows 10. Among the changes, it requires more RAM and storage space. It also requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 and a UEFI boot environment. GNOME Boxes doesn’t yet support TPM and UEFI environments. However, the underlying virtualization technology supports it. You just need to tweak a few configuration options along the way. Read the instructions carefully! Install GNOME Boxes and its prerequisites Start by installing GNOME Boxes from your Linux distribution’s package repository. You cannot use the Flatpak/Flathub version as it doesn’t currently support emulating a TPM. The package is called gnome-boxes everywhere. You need version 40 or newer! ...

19 December 2024 · 6 min