Estimate Time Is Super Slow

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I've noticed the hashcat GUI in Windows with multiple options on what form of hashcat to use for cracking: hashcatplus, hashcatlite, etc. Does the GUI crack it faster?

hashcat GUI is running the exact same hashcat you run on the cli otherwise. It cannot be faster. And if it has indeed options for oclhashcat-lite/plus it is also several years outdated.

Also, why is it advised not to use hashcat in a virtual environment?

Because virtualized hardware does not work well with opencl.