Is 8gb enough for virtual machines?

It depends on whether you youn the guest VM with bare minimum specs. As of 2022, it is not really worth running a Windows OS unless you give it 8GB of memory, while a Linux OS can work well with 4GB, or 2GB if console only with a light workload.

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2023-02-06 23:03:56

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How many virtual machines can i run on 16gb ram?
16 GB RAM is not a big amount. A maximum of 4 VMs should be possible, but in such a case each system did not have an own processor, if there is a heavy load on the VMs this did not work very well.
2024-02-18 12:03:26

Is 6 cores enough for virtual machines?
Microsoft recommends using one core per virtual machine. Depending on the application running, we have experienced the need to run up to two cores per virtual machine (e.g. in the case of remote desktop services for a SQL-based ERP system).
2024-02-13 07:44:41

How much memory should i use on a virtual machine?
A good starting point is to allocate 1GB for 32-bit Windows 7 or later desktops and 2GB for 64-bit Windows 7 or later desktops. If you want to use one of the hardware accelerated graphics features for 3D workloads, VMware recommends 2 virtual CPUs and 4GB of RAM.
2023-11-03 19:39:13

Is it legal to run windows on virtual machine?
Microsoft is a software company. Their goal is to sell software. When you run Windows in a VM, you are legally obligated to buy Windows; if you don't, that's piracy and it's not legal. They make a sale.
2023-02-03 14:47:01

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