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

Microsoft has made downloads available for VMWare, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and Parallels versions of the virtual machine, and they can all be downloaded directly from Microsoft.

The Microsoft Edge Dev site now provides downloads for special Windows 10 virtual machine packages that work with applications like Hyper-V, VirtualBox and Parallels and come built for testing Edge.

Want an official Windows 11 virtual machine from Microsoft? Too bad—they are no longer available, at least for now.

Disk images for Microsoft's Windows 11 Development Environment virtual machines have suddenly become unavailable. As of Oct. 23, all four variants of these virtual machines—Hyper-V, Parallels ...

VMware puts a virtual machine in your pocket VMware has announced a public beta test for a new version of its enterprise … ...

VirtualBox 7.1 introduces a “modernized look and feel,” and now uses the Qt 6 framework for the app interface. The main virtual machines list is now a bit clear, and the prefe ...

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Have you every wondered, "What is a virtual machine?" In these days of virtualization, the term is getting more common. Here's what it means.