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ServerUser18
Mar 13, 2022Copper Contributor
Windows Server 2016 is extremely slow on VMWare 16, am I missing drivers?
Hey guys, I installed Windows Server 2016 on VMWare 16 on two separate computers, and they were both slow beyond belief. I allocated 150 GB of hard drive, 8 GB DDR4 ram, and 8 cores (3.4 GHz) to...
ServerUser18
Mar 14, 2022Copper Contributor
I have, yes. The VM just seems so buggy and unusable. The mouse clicks won't work, or the keyboard won't work, or the text takes 15 seconds to register. Its all so strange.
Mar 14, 2022
I had exactly the same issue, eventually I removed the VM and installed a (newer OS) one and no issue anymore.. I think I installed 2019, so 2016/2019 have the same issue? Read this just now:
" gave "Virtualize IOMMU (IO memory management unit)" (Under Virtual Machine Settings -> Hardware -> Processors) a try with version 16.2.2. Performnace got better with this option checked"
Other people downgrade to version 16.1.2 and report that's a lot better
" gave "Virtualize IOMMU (IO memory management unit)" (Under Virtual Machine Settings -> Hardware -> Processors) a try with version 16.2.2. Performnace got better with this option checked"
Other people downgrade to version 16.1.2 and report that's a lot better