Temporarily increase the dedicated core and memory resources when performing Windows maintenance Here are three steps I took that I recommend other VMware Fusion users consider adopting, too. The event was a wake-up call as to the need to periodically also maintain the Windows installation on my Mac. My VMware Fusion install–to which 2GB RAM and a single processor core were dedicated on a MacBook Air with an Intel Core i7 CPU and 8GB RAM–ran well for months but then became essentially useless while recent Windows 10 updates were downloading and installing. SEE: Ebook–Boost your Mac productivity with these 10 techniques (free PDF) (TechRepublic)
Anyone who’s experienced Windows performance delays within VMware Fusion on a Mac while awaiting Windows 10 updates to download and install will appreciate the importance of optimizing Windows virtual machine (VM) installations.
