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.

Select the new virtual machine that appears, and VirtualBox will boot to the operating system on the USB. Hold onto that .vmdk file so you don't have to repeat the steps to create it every time.

Next is the virtual hard drive. You can reuse an existing image with the bottom option, but we’re assuming this is your first run, so select “Create a virtual disc now,” then click “Create.” ...

The first step down the road to a Windows 8-based virtual PC is to select ‘New’ in VirtualBox’s Machine dropdown menu.

Creating New VirtualBox Before reading a VMware virtual machine, you must create a new VirtualBox vm and configure basic settings. Open VirtualBox from the Start menu and create a new virtual machine.

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Step 4: VirtualBox will show a recommended memory size; go ahead and accept unless you have a specific reason for changing it. Then select "Create a virtual hard drive" and click Create.