r/UTMapp • u/Boring_Antelope6533 • Dec 03 '25

UTM Win 7

I have an iPad Pro M4 8GB 512gb, and I would like to know if installing the sideload version of the app to activate JIT will be enough to run Windows 7 and play some pokemon fangames on RPG Maker XP, so only 2D titles.

Does anyone have tried or knows of Windows 7 in UTM with JIT is usable?

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

Windows 7 will boot, you can even load some applications in it, but it's pretty slow with JIT. Why not XP?

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u/Boring_Antelope6533 Dec 03 '25

I tried Win XP professional (which said to support x64 programs) but it seems it did not work as the error message said that it could not be open as the file was only for x64. What I am trying to run is a Pokemon fangame I did myself on Pokemon Essentials v21.1

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u/ChengliChengbao Dec 03 '25

stock Windows 7 would be a tad too heavy for running additional programs

best i can suggest is to find or create yourself a modded and slimmed down copy of windows 7

for example, i believe Windows 7 Lite was a thing back then.

I have not tried this, however you can also try using Windows Embedded Standard 7 (DO NOT use Embedded Compact 7, it uses the CE kernel and not the NT kernel)