Not that that’s a problem, since your user won’t have any other applications open at the same time, right? Plus, whatever virtual machine you run will cordon off memory and processor cores all for itself, making them unavailable for other tasks. Version 8 requires 4GB of RAM at a minimum, and we all know the system requirement for RAM is always a bare, bare minimum. Only, no, that doesn’t quit the whole program, it only closes that window.įusion is great, but it is not gentle on computer resources. Leaving VMwareFusion runningĮven experienced Mac users will make this mistake: click the red X to close a program. It’s best to take the button away altogether, by right-clicking that gray area, selecting Customize Toolbar… and dragging the button off.īeyond the confusion, you don’t want anyone forgetting that Fusion is running at all. Plus, if you hit that button when no Windows programs are running, the VM disappears and you have to click View > Single Window to get it back. That’s fine if you really want to switch between all your programs seamlessly, but in many cases, you want to remind your users that they’re in their Windows environment. That button enters Fusion’s Unity mode, which strips away the Windows desktop and only shows the Windows applications that are running. VMware, however, can be blamed for the “Unity” button.
