Windows 11 x86 - This PC can't run Windows 11 - because of single thread core
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### Discussed in https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/discussions/4804
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> Originally posted by @MaffooClock in https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/discussions/4804#discussioncomment-> 7320251
> I'm having this same issue (VM configured the same as OP), except on a M2. [The documentation](https://docs.getutm.app/guides/windows/#this-pc-cant-run-windows-11) guides you through modifying the registry, but the `LabConfig` key and values it tells me to create already exist (and are set to 1), yet the error persisted.
> ### Solution:
> I found that if I changed the "CPU Cores" option from "Default" to "2", Windows Installer worked fine, and I didn't need to hack the registry.
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As discussed in the discussion referenced above, I and others encountered an error message during a windows 11 x86 guest on an Apple Silicon host, which isn't referenced in the install troubleshooting section. In this case the " This PC can't run Windows 11 " error isn't caused by a missing TPM, but a core count set to 1 (or default, which seems to also be 1).
I'm creating this issue to give feedback and suggest and edit to the default core count set by the VM creation assistant when installing an x86 Windows. However, I also made an edit suggestion to the install guide for which I'll create a pull request.
And of course, thanks for this amazing projet, the maintainers are awesome !!!
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