Re:_Proposal_—_Seamless_Windows_Application_Virtua lization_via_bhyve

---> have you tried wine11?

I think he wants to "duplicate" the look and feel and the exterior working
of wine,but using bhyve at the place of wine ? Did I understand correctly ?

On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 12:17 PM Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info> wrote:

> have you tried wine11?
>
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> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 00:22 Asiye Sarıyıldız <asiyee994@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been thinking about a potential enhancement to bhyve that could make
>> Windows application compatibility much smoother for FreeBSD desktop users.
>> Currently, running Windows applications (e.g., Adobe products) requires
>> manually setting up a full Windows VM in bhyve — creating disk images,
>> configuring UEFI/BIOS, installing drivers, and manually managing the guest
>> OS. This works, but it's a heavy, manual process compared to solutions like
>> Wine/Proton on Linux or Parallels' seamless mode on macOS.
>> What if bhyve offered a more automated, "appliance-style" workflow: the
>> user supplies their own Windows installation ISO (and their own license),
>> and bhyve handles VM provisioning, NT kernel boot configuration, and
>> required virtio/driver setup automatically — with minimal manual steps.
>> Since the user brings their own ISO and license, this avoids any licensing
>> or redistribution concerns on the project's side. Ideally, this could
>> eventually extend toward seamless window integration (running individual
>> Windows apps like Adobe software without exposing the full Windows
>> desktop), similar to what VMware Fusion or Parallels offer on macOS.
>> I understand this raises real challenges — driver signing, GPU
>> passthrough for apps like Adobe's Creative Suite, and the significant
>> engineering effort seamless integration would require compared to a
>> standard full-VM setup.
>> Is this something the core team has considered, or is it already covered
>> by existing tools (e.g., vm-bhyve, or work in progress)? I'd appreciate
>> your perspective on whether this is a realistic direction for bhyve, or
>> whether the complexity outweighs the benefit compared to just using a
>> standard full VM setup.
>> Thank you for your time and for your work on FreeBSD.
>>
>

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Mario.