Virtualbox is one of the more user-friendly tools when it comes to setting up virtual machines, but let's walk you through your first time.

To get started with your virtual machine—be it Windows, Linux, or macOS (if you’re really going for it)—load VirtualBox and click on the big “New” button in the corner. You can’t miss it.

If you can't run Windows 11 on your PC, then you might want to try it on a virtual machine. Here's how to install Windows 11 on a VM.

Windows: The built-in virtual machine system in Windows 7 is bare bones. If all you need is to launch XP-mode to run an occasional application, not an issue.

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.

The Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool makes it easy to download Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 disk images (ISO) from Microsoft's servers, as well as Office 2010, Office 2013 ...

The latest version of VMware Workstation Player includes the features needed to install Windows 11 as a virtual machine.