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Exploring Gaming VM Setup (Part 1)

For years, I've been playing games and doing everything else on the same PC. Hoever, after a recent positive experience with Qubes OS, I no longer feel comfortable keeping my games, passwords, and other stuff all in the same place. Because of this, I decided to change my gaming setup. My requirements are: Performance. Gaming should be functional and playable. Isolation. At a minimum, game binaries should not have access to my other files. Quick Switch. I need to be able to switch between gaming and non-gaming easily. Single Display. All my workflows should be performance well on a single display. I do have a secondary display, but I want to rarely use it. So, here goes my adeventure. Option 1: Dual Boot This is the classic solution, which sounds boring but almost always works. Performance: Good. All operating systems have direct access to physical hardware. Isolation: OK-ish, each OS technically has access to all data from other OSes. Disk encryption and Secure Boot can mitigate th...