# Running game on Windows10 VM?

**URL:** <https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973 "2021-03-31T09:04:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lex](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/lex/32/23856_2.png) [@Lex](https://forum.defold.com/u/Lex)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973/1 "2021-03-31T09:04:57Z")

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Hello,  
I have to make sure the game runs correctly on PC, but I only have a mac, so I have to use a Virtual Machine through VirtualBox.

Has anyone managed to run a game on the Windows10 Virtual machine image provided by Microsoft here: [Setup a development environment on Windows | Microsoft Learn](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/) ?

I get the following error dump:

```
Failed to create GLFW window

```

Has anyone managed to run on a windows VM?

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**Author:** ![Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/mathias_westerdahl/32/228_2.png) [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973/2 "2021-03-31T09:13:09Z")

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We usually develop fixes for Windows using a VM.  
We are mostly working on Mac’s, and our VM of choice is [Parallels Desktop](https://www.parallels.com/eu/pd/general/?gclid=CjwKCAjwu5CDBhB9EiwA0w6sLb2cqFnycCC0r_faBL5k9ebZN9Zp_69GqETPsbKPshVTfdUGdcbVwhoCsCEQAvD_BwE).  
It’s $80 for students/home usage.

For mac, it “just works”. And also, it is the only one (since I tested recently) supporting OpenGL 3+.  
Performance is great, and allows you to play DirectX games as well (not sure which version though)

As for alternatives, I don’t know any.  
I guess buying an extremely cheap computer would work too. But personally, I like using the same computer for all platforms.

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**Author:** ![Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/mathias_westerdahl/32/228_2.png) [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973/3 "2021-03-31T09:19:32Z")

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Also, there are online cloud services that allow you to host software, and also use remote desktop like VNC. E.g. we used [flow.swiss](https://support.flow.swiss/hc/en-us) for running Mac servers (that was expensive though)

I don’t have any recommendations for Windows though.

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**Author:** ![Lex](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/lex/32/23856_2.png) [@Lex](https://forum.defold.com/u/Lex)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973/4 "2021-03-31T09:22:55Z")

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OK thanks for your help, I will try the Parallels one!

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**Author:** ![Lex](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/lex/32/23856_2.png) [@Lex](https://forum.defold.com/u/Lex)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/running-game-on-windows10-vm/67973/5 "2021-03-31T11:06:22Z")

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OK I tried with Parallel and the game runs correctly!