Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

There are plenty of reasons to run a virtual machine. The first, and most compelling, is that you want to play: Maybe there are some other operating system you want to dabble with (cough Linux cough), ...

(1) A synonym for a language interpreter. See interpreter, Java Virtual Machine and Python. (2) Software that enables a different operating system and applications to run in a computer along with the ...

If you want to use Windows 11 or any Linux distribution on VirtualBox, you must enable EFI or Extensible Firmware Interface. Although VirtualBox enables this setting automatically when you choose the ...

Virtualbox is a great app for using different operating systems on your PC, so here's how to get a fresh virtual machine set up and running.

One of the most powerful tools in Windows 10 is its built-in virtualization platform, Hyper-V. Using Hyper-V, you can create a virtual machine and use it for evaluating software and services without ...

VMware does not allow you to use more than one monitor for any guest operating system. However, you can bypass this default setting and use the dual monitor with VMware virtual machine. Irrespective ...

You can create Hyper-V VMs in Windows 11 using a built-in Windows app or a new developer-oriented tool. Both come with gotchas. Here’s how it all works. Though it may seem that virtual machines, a.k.a ...

Virtual PCs have important uses, such as providing a dedicated environment for testing new applications or enabling the parallel operation of multiple operating systems. But the virtualization ...

If you follow gaming news, you’ve probably heard of Steam OS—Valve’s new operating system for dedicated gaming PCs. It’s Linux-based, designed for use in the living room, and completely free. So are ...

Running macOS on Windows is very much possible. PC aficionados may have already guessed it, but if you’re still wondering, we’re talking about running macOS on Windows using virtual machines. As the ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Virtual machines were the cock of the walk fifteen years ago, but they have fallen out of favor ...