testing environment

Windows Sandbox didn’t originally include the Microsoft Store, but a simple PowerShell-based workaround shared publicly lets you fetch and install Store packages inside a disposable Sandbox session — a neat trick for testers and power users who want to evaluate Store apps in a pristine OS image...

NTDEV’s tiny11 project spawned a new contender: Nano11 — a community-made script that strips Windows 11 to the bone and, in one recent demonstration, produced an ISO file reported at just 2.28 GB and an installed system that was reduced to roughly 3.25 GB after aggressive compression and...

In a recent move that caught the attention of the Windows community, Microsoft has reintroduced certain free virtual machines (VMs) for Windows 11 that were previously removed due to unresolved technical issues. These virtual machines are crucial for developers and users who need an efficient...

I have a laptop with one main partition with Windows 10 and a second partition that I want to install Windows Vista on for testing purposes. I'd prefer 64-bit but 32-bit is fine if necessary. When I try to install Vista with an x64 SP2 disc, I get an error saying I cannot install due to the...

Hi! This night I tried to start Sandbox and it returned error message: Testovacie prostredie (sandbox) pre Windows = Testing environment (sandbox) for Windows --------------------------- Testovacie prostredie (sandbox) pre Windows sa nepodarilo spustiť. = Testing environment (sandbox) for...

In my testenvironment it look likes the Group Policy editor (type gpedit.msc ) is broken. Here I get all kinds of messages on symbols not being defined or being double defined..... Is it my (too) small Acer One or is it a bug in the X86 version of build 10041?

Hi, I work in a environment where we are migrating from Windows xp to windows7. This is a very slow proces, due to the great number of legacy apps there are in the different divisions of the environment. Therefore we migrate per division. There are a number of users that need both a windows...

Could anyone in simple words explain how to use Sandbox (Windows) with Internet Explorer 10? sandbox property (Internet Explorer) sandbox property (Internet Explorer) Sandbox (Windows) Sandbox (Windows)

Hello . Sorry for my English , the translation is made the machine . I have win 7 and try to get the windows 8 to test the Oracle VM VirtualBox. I can not make it. Something goes wrong and I get (see below) ... VirtualBox – Warning: The virtual machine execution may run into an error condition...

I write & read in several tech forums & it leads me to the following... To all those switching their existing, current, non-beta, 'daily driver' Operating Systems on their computer, to BOTH those who have done it or are considering doing this w/ Windows8... WRONG!! Windows8, whether CP...

OK, I know this thread is old, but I am having an issue with my pc locking up when I try and transfer files. The problem started when I had the bright idea of trying server 2008 with hyper v and running a vm on hyper v should have stuck with VMware. Any way the vm besides having no sound card...

I just finished setting up a new PC for another one of our internal IT guys with Windows 7. As he was going through installing all of his programs and getting his email setup this error appeared. It seemed to coincide with him loading a .PST file for his Outlook 2007. He has several .PST...

I am trying to install Windows 7 on an older laptop, which does meet the minimum requirements. The problem is that the laptop cannot boot from DVD. I have tried a few things thus far, like: 1. Connected an external DVD drive via USB only to find that the laptop is not able to boot from USB...