Bridged Network Mode Prevents VM Boot on Apple M5 Pro Devices

A GitHub issue documents that UTM virtual machines cannot boot with Network Mode set to Bridged. The problem occurs specifically on Apple M5 Pro machines. Users

A GitHub issue documents that UTM virtual machines cannot boot with Network Mode set to Bridged. The problem occurs specifically on Apple M5 Pro machines. Users report that the VM hangs during the boot process under this configuration. Switching to a different network mode allows the VM to start successfully. The issue appears tied to the hardware’s handling of bridged networking. No official fix has been released by the UTM developers yet. Contributors are investigating potential workarounds and driver updates. The discussion invites further testing to confirm the root cause.