Install Windows 10 safely in a virtual machine with this step-by-step guide from ExtremeTech—ideal for testing software or managing files securely.

Windows 10. 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 ...

With the on-board function Hyper-V, you can create virtual machines in Windows 10 and 11, provided you use the Pro or Enterprise version (64 bit) as host.

After you're done creating the new virtual machine, it's time to install Windows 10 by going to Settings > Storage and selecting the empty IDE drive. Click the disc icon and then click "Choose a ...

The Hyper-V virtual machine, which runs on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise as well as current Windows Server editions, is the smallest of the bunch at 18.3 GB.

This guide is principally for users of Windows 10 using a QEMU+KVM virtual machine, managed either with Boxes or VMM. Additional directions are also available for users of VirtualBox .

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 an upcoming Windows 10 update, it has been revealed that Microsoft plans to add an ‘in-private’ virtual machine.

VirtualBox suggests 2GB (2048MB) on our machine (a Mac mini with 16GB RAM), but we’re going to increase this to 4GB (4096MB) to give Windows some room to breathe. If you want to do the same, use ...

A virtual machine (VM) is an operating system that’s emulated within another operating system. You could run Windows within a MacBook as a virtual machine, or even Windows within Windows ...