virtual machines

Oracle's VirtualBox is one of the leading solutions for creating virtual machines on Windows systems. As we step into 2024, it remains a robust, free, and open-source option for users looking to explore different operating systems or run multiple instances of Windows on their machines. This...

Microsoft Hyper-V serves as a robust native hypervisor available in Windows environments, providing the ability to run a variety of virtual machines (VMs) with different operating systems. Understanding how to augment your Hyper-V capabilities through the conversion of OVA/OVF files is essential...

Microsoft's Hyper-V is a powerful tool that allows users to create and manage virtual machines on their computers. Available in the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows 10 and 11, Hyper-V enables users to run different operating systems alongside their main OS. This guide will walk...

As Windows 11 prepares for its latest update, known as 24H2, users can look forward to more than just enhancements related to artificial intelligence. The update, expected to roll out in September or October 2024 on Intel and AMD PCs, introduces an intriguing new feature designed to improve the...

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...

Hi, I have a HP Z4 G4 xeon 64 gb RAM, and was thinking about to use my Samsung 980 SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 - 1TB as a external drive. Because i already have this in a 3.1 usb cabinette. Wil there be any difference in performance if i run it this way? Or should i plug that drive inside the computer...

My old computer seems to lack TPM 2.0 support. Can I bypass the TPM check and force-install Windows 11 on a computer and on virtual machines? Share your idea or useful script.

Hi all. With the VMware broadcom pricing issue and them doubling the costs overnight we are starting to look at Hyper V. I have been a VMware guy for over 10 years and while i have worked with Hyper V some small details escape me. I need to get up to speed again. I am looking at setting up...

hi, i have all my vm's on an external storage now, i have a new pc but i also need all my vm's so my idea is to connect the external storage to my new pc and get all vm's up an running is it possible? any idea?

Greetings and happy belated Christmas. I need experts on Hyper-V technology. Here is the problem I am having. I have a customer that works connecting his laptops to cars so they can be enhanced in the way the owner wants. Someone tried to install a software in his laptop and for some reason...

Hi All, I wonder if you could help me with how many windows server 2022 and SQL server licenses I need for the following: 1x Active Directory 2x Management 3x Vmware vcenter 4x Windows 1x DHCP 2x Printing server! 3x Files servers 4x VEEAM (Log backup) 5x App servers 6x App servers Not sure...

Because of the new security with Win11 do all VM's need to perform registry hacks to be built?

Hello guys. I have a server running windows 2012 R2 backup services. The server has a Hyper-V with 3 VMs on it.(C drive) The E Drive has 2 VM's. I want to do a bare metal backup with a externa HD with 3.7TB size available. My drives size are: C: 1.8TB available 150GB E: 650GB available 270GB...

I'm currently having trouble with Windows 10 "insisting" on temporary profiles. I started my troubleshooting when it decided to fail to run windows store apps. All I wanted to do that day, was take a video with my camera app. I ended up doing it with my android phone, then waiting for it to...

How do I get my Hyper-V set up back? I set up a couple of vitrual machines using Hyper-V. There seemed to be some memory and resource issues. So I closed down the virtual machines and Hyper-V and then I ran malwarebytes, ccleaner, and avg to clean up my system. I uninstalled a few programs...

Hi there, So I'm new in this topic and I'm going give it a try since I've got some serious problems about the last update for Windows Server in January 2022. There are last updates availabled : Windows Server 2012 R2 : KB5009624 Windows Server 2019 : KB5009557 These update are fatals for...

Of late, I have been getting random hangs, followed sometimes by a BSOD telling me Synthetic Watchdog Timeout. I have done just about everything I can think of to fix it. Far as I understand it, the ONLY thing that can be causing this is virtual-machines related, Hyper-V and the like. I HAD...

Originally, I thought that all of the network traffic in a guest OS directly goes through the host OS and whatever firewall regulation is on the host OS, will also be applied onto the guest OS. But it turns out that this is completely false. As far as I understand it, the network-relationship...

Author's note: I am publishing this blog post on behalf of the Windows Admin Center Team. Happy New Year from the Windows Admin Center Team! We’re excited to bring you the first look at our newest features as we start fresh in the new year. Thanks for your continued interest and support. In...

I have been using Hyper-V on a W-10 Pro 64b for four years, with two virtualized OS: a] Windows XP-SP3 b] Windows 10 Pro satisfactorily for testing, in a Lenovo laptop P70 (Xeon 2.8, 64GB RAM) with Windows 10 Pro. Just updated the OS a week ago to v:20H2 built 19042.685. Today the two virtual OS...