Many developers use virtual machines to test apps running under various hardware and software configurations. Because Windows 10 has already proved itself to be a very popular OS, developers and ...

On Windows 10, Hyper-V is a virtualization platform available on the Pro and higher editions, and it allows you to create and manage multiple virtual machines running different systems (for ...

5. Choose the hard drive for the Windows 10 virtual machine You'll be asked to name your new Windows 10 virtual PC, and find it a home on one of your hard disks. You'll need 60GB of free space as ...

If you just want to check out the Windows 10 Technical Preview in a convenient and hassle free way, a virtual machine is the way to go. This way you don't need to mess with partitioning your hard ...

Before we create anything, though, consider where your VMs will be stored—both the small VM configuration (.vbox) files, and the potentially large virtual media drives (.vdi), and their snapshots.

If you want to create a VirtualBox shared folder in Windows 11/10, you can follow this step-by-step guide. You can access the shared folder from your Windows virtual machine and host computer to ...

With a virtual machine, you can dabble in all kinds of alternative operating systems, like installing Windows 10 inside Linux. Here's how.

Want to try Windows 11 risk-free? Use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine where you can test the new operating system without losing access to your "real" PC. I've got step-by-step instructions here.

In the Create Virtual Machine dialog box, type "Windows 10," then click the version selector and choose Windows 8.1 (making sure to match the ISO you downloaded: 64- or 32-bit). Then click Next.