(For Mac users, VirtualBox is a great alternative if you don’t want to Boot Camp into Windows, for example.) A virtual machine isn’t very helpful without an operating system to install on it.

Here's how to download and install the Windows 8 Developer Preview into a virtual machine on your PC.

Thanks, Virtual Windows User Dear VWU, Trying the developer preview out in a virtual machine is a smart way to go, since you can do a clean install and play around without worrying about messing ...

Installing Virtualbox Guest Additions into a new Linux or Windows virtual machine To make using a virtual machine on Virtualbox better, you'll need to install the Virtualbox Guest Additions package.

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.

Install Windows 10 Technical Preview on VirtualBox Start by setting up a new machine in VirtualBox, give the machine a name, and select Windows 8.1 (32 or 64-bit) depending on the version you ...

How to install Ubuntu on VirtualBox? To install Ubuntu on VirtualBox, users need to download the Ubuntu ISO file from its official website and create a new virtual machine. Once they are done, the ...

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

Install Windows 8.1 preview on VirtualBox Start by setting up a new machine in VirtualBox and click the button to show the machine description. Give the machine a name.

If you want to install the Debian Linux distro on VirtualBox in Windows 11/10, , follow the steps mentioned below. Meet all the prerequisites Create the virtual machine Get your machine ready for ...

Now, we’ll need to install VirtualBox guest additions—a suite of software that essentially allows the Debian-based SteamOS to function in a virtual environment.