Virtual machines (VMs) allow you to explore Linux without permanently altering your computer. If you're curious about Linux but hesitant to commit, a VM offers a safe, flexible solution. In case this ...

One of the most impressive features of Windows 8.1 Pro is Hyper-V. It's Microsoft's top-of-the-line, enterprise-grade virtualization solution, and it's a godsend for developers, security researchers, ...

Hyper-V in Windows 10 has a built-in tool called Quick Create that lets you automate the process of setting up new virtual machines. Here's how to use it. As someone who has worked in IT for what ...

Instead of relying on it to behave as my main OS, having Windows 11 in a virtual machine reframes it completely. Any specific ...

VirtualBox is software that runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris, capable of full virtualization. Full virtualization allows VirtualBox to run OSes entirely different than the OS it is running on ...

In a move that caused more than a few eyes to bulge and jaws to drop, last July Microsoft announced it was contributing code to the Linux community with hopes of having it included in the Linux tree.

hi all, I'm a web developer that needs to be able to test and have access to various windows applications for work. The main apps I need access to are IE7 and Photoshop, though there are probably ...

Windows 10 support is ending, and I'm planning my move from Windows to Linux on both laptop and desktop. The biggest hurdle for me is the usual: software that doesn't have Linux equivalents. It's not ...