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APPLE SILICON AND VIRTUAL MACHINES: BEATING THE 2 VM LIMIT

khronokernel.com12 min read

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The default limit of two simultaneous macOS virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs can be bypassed by booting a development kernel with custom boot-args. This process involves using recovery mode to override kernel-level quotas, enabling developers and researchers to run numerous guest instances concurrently.