If you want to try Windows 7 out, but you don't want to wipe your current operating system from your system, then perhaps you want to try Sun's VirtualBox virtualization software.

With the release of Wine 8, the Windows replica for Linux has matured again and enables more Windows programs. In most cases, however, additional work is necessary to set up Windows programs.

Dear Lifehacker, After seeing some of the interesting new features in Windows 8, I want to give it a try by running the developer preview in a virtual machine with a program like VirtualBox ...

Its “Guest Additions” feature, available for Windows, Linux, and Solaris virtual machines, makes VirtualBox user friendly, allowing you to install software on the virtual machine that grants ...

When you install a new program in the XP VM, a shortcut to launch it appears on the Windows 7 Start menu. So for example you can have Office XP running side-by-side with Office 2007, or IE6 and ...

Virtual machine technology enables Windows 7 PCs to perform tasks once possible only on large mainframes or high-performance minicomputers. For instance, Microsoft's Virtual PC software enables a ...

How to Run Virtual Windows Programs on an Android Phone. The Android mobile operating system is capable of running multiple applications simultaneously, but one type of app it cannot run is a ...

One of the easiest ways of running Windows apps is to use a virtual machine. This involves running Windows on top of macOS by virtualizing the hardware required to do so. Software installed in a ...

But virtual desktops are not a stand-alone feature. Instead, they’re built into Windows 10’s new Task View, which is reminiscent of OS X’s Exposé feature that shows all your open windows at ...

There are 5 ways you can run Windows programs, software & games on your Mac computer - Using Remote Access, Wine, Boot Camp, Virtual machines, etc.