Linux VMs can use generic open-vm-tools however, VMware tools for Windows is missing some features like shared folders and clipboard. The current VMware Fusion preview has its own limitations. The Technical Review is free to use, but VMware Fusion Player should still be free for personal use when it is released - VMware Fusion Player – Personal Use License. It is not production yet, but should be by the end of the year. I currently am running Windows 11 and Debian Linux VMs in the VMware Fusion for Apple Silicon Technical Review release that can be downloaded for free. Microsoft is no longer developing Windows 10 for ARM, so installs are limited to Windows 11 only. Surprisingly, I was able to activate my Windows 11 Insider Edition with an unused Windows 7 license key, so I am not using my insider account. Only the Windows Insider edition, which is free with a free Microsoft account, can be installed since Microsoft offers no retail or system-builder licenses for Windows on ARM.
Only Windows for ARM can be installed although, Windows for ARM has an x86 translation layer like Rosetta 2 for running 32- and 64-bit x86 programs.
First, running Windows in virtual machines on Apple Silicon has some overall limitations.
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