Virtualization software for linux?

Yeah I think thats the exact issue. From what I can tell I would need to manually configure vTPM to use Boxes as there is no support for it in the GUI. From browsing around I havent been able to find clear instructions and its not something I would trust an LLM to show me accurately.

EDIT:

It does look like this blog provides instructions

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How to run Windows 11 in GNOME Boxes (with UEFI and TPM2 emulation)

Windows 11 needs some extra config to run as a virtual machine in GNOME Boxes. Get it setup with UEFI secure boot, TPM 2.0 emulation, and accelerated drivers.