"critical error" when installing Win 11 ARM on M1 chip Mac
Downloaded Virtual Box on iMac M1 chip, Sonoma 14.5
Downloaded Windows 11 for Arm iso
Installed Virtual Box
Create new VM, chose ISO
VM starts, asks for 2 * accessibility permissions during boot (Virtualbox, VirtualboxVM). Both granted via system settings, privacy
Permissions window recommends that Virtualbox is restarted post change; this is done via force close on VirtualBox application; then reopened.
Error just says "critical error" and recommends logging it as an issue, no other information
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Expected behavior. VirtualBox 7.1 for macOS/Arm can't run Windows 11 ARM64. There is no mention in the documentation that it would work (and it's intentional that there is no guest OS type for Windows 11 ARM64). It will come later, without any known timeframe yet.