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Installing a Virtual Machine in Windows 10

Anonymous
2019-02-13T23:12:50+00:00

How do I set up a Virtual Machine in windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-02-13T23:43:47+00:00

    Step #1 is to decide which virtual machine software you wish to install.

    The three most popular choices are:

    • VirtualBox (from Oracle)
    • VMWare Workstation Player (from VMWare); and
    • Hyper-V (from Microsoft)

    Once you've made your choice you can find detailed, illustrated instructions for installing each one on the internet.

    As a personal suggestion: You might find it easier to use either VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation Player. Hyper-V is more complicated to setup.

    Between VirtualBox and VMWare, I think you'll find VirtualBox more user-friendly, and it has the advantage of allowing you to create checkpoints - backups of your virtual machine - whereas to do that in VMWare you'll need to upgrade to their (expensive!) paid version.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-02-13T23:24:33+00:00

    Hello JohnGriset, my name is Irisdiel and I am an Independent Advisor.

    Down below I'm going to provide you with some steps to help you with your question.

    To set up a virtual machine on Windows 10:

    Open Start.

    Search for Hyper-V Manager and click the top result.

    Click on the Action menu.

    Select New and click on Virtual Switch Manager.

    On the left pane, select New virtual network switch.

    On the right, select External.

    Click the Create Virtual Switch button.

    You may also refer to the URL down below for more information.

    URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization...

    Thank you and good luck,

    Regards- Irisdiel H.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-02-14T02:54:32+00:00

    So sorry but I hardly ever use Microsoft Store, so can't help you there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-02-14T02:43:27+00:00

    I recently installed a new VMware fusion vm on my MAC Book pro and purchased the windows 10 pro digital license on the Microsoft site. The MS Store does not show the Product Key nor does the email that I received so how do I activate this installation

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-02-13T23:34:59+00:00

    Hello, JohnGriset.

    My name is Jennifer and I am an Independent Advisor.

    I would be happy to help you today.

    I can suggest the following article, where you can expand the information:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization...

    How to enable Hyper-V

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization...

    Would you be kind enough to indicate if this information is useful?

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