Vitual Machine Error KB-84273

[Mario Francisco Hernandez Sanguino]

Hello, I am trying to create a virtual machine to install Windows 11 ISO File, for a college task, however I have a laptop that supports the virtual machine, but when it power on shows me this message: "This virtual machine cannot be started because it requires the Arm machine architecture, which is incompatible with this X86 machine architecture host. See KB-84273."

I have searched for information about the problem but this problem is present on Mac laptops and not on HP laptops, my laptop has AMD RYZEN 5 as processor, but I can't find the solution.

Would you please help me.

[a_p_]

You can only run virtual machines with an operating system that supports the host's CPU, i.e. you cannot run Arm guests on X86 hosts and vice versa.

André

[Technogeezer]

Expanding on what @a_p_ said, you have the wrong architecture Windows 11 ISO. From what you're saying, your Mac laptop is an Apple Silicon (M-series) Mac. That requires you to use a Windows 11 ARM installation ISO, not the Windows 11 x86_64 ISO that you'd use on your HP laptop. 

You can download a Windows 11 ARM installation ISO by either:

• Using the built-in Fusion "Get Windows from Microsoft" tool, or
• Downloading a Windows 11 ARM ISO from Microsoft's web site. See either  in this forum post or the Unofficial Fusion for Apple Silicon Companion Guide for information on how to download and install a VM using this ISO.

Your screen shot shows VMware Workstation on a PC, not VMware Fusion. What you're seeing in this screen shot is the what happens when you try to use a Windows 11 ARM ISO to create a VM on a Intel PC. Again, it's due to a CPU architecture mis-match. 

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- Paul (technogeezer)
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