Unable to install Windows 11

[lukewis]

Describe the issue
Unable to install Windows 11. UTM seems to get stuck in some kind a boot loop. It comes up with "Press any key to boot from CD...", I do and it immediately seems to reboot and ask me the same question. I never reach past this step. I've tried this BOTH on an M1 Macbook Air and an i9 Macbook Pro and see the same behavior. I've double-checked that the ios architecture matches the quemu settings (I tried to "Virtualize" x64 on the i9 and "Emulate" x64 on the M1)

Configuration

• UTM Version: 4.5.4 (100)
• macOS Version: 15.1 (Sequoia)
• Mac Chip: Tried with BOTH M1 and i9

Crash log
N/A

Debug log
NOTE: This is from the M1 (not the i9)
2024-11-14-BootLoopWindows11.log

Upload VM
NOTE: This is from the M1 (not the i9)
config.plist.zip

[RaghavBhat02]

I am having this exact same issue on an i5 MacBook Pro 2020

• UTM Version 4.5.4 (100)
• macOS Version: 15.1 (Sequoia)
• Mac Chip: 2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5

[TsangHingTat]

I’m experiencing the same issue on a MacBook Pro 2024.

• UTM Version 4.6.0 (102)
• macOS Version: 15.2 (Sequoia)
• Mac Chip: M4 Pro

[MandiYang]

Seems like a duplicate of #6772

[lukewis]

Possibly.... although that ticket claims it wasn't reproducible on apple silicon

[mikegarciam]

the workaround in #6772 was to use an earlier win11 build (win11-23H2 instead of win11-24H2). Maybe try and see if that works for you?

[TsangHingTat]

Windows 11 23H2 installation was successfully on the M1 Pro and M4 Pro MacBook Pros. 😊