Want to test-drive the new OS with the least amount of hassle? Give it a sandbox to play in. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes ...

Install Windows 11 safely in a virtual machine with this step-by-step guide from ExtremeTech—ideal for testing software or managing files securely. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Want to check out the new Windows 10 Technical Preview but find yourself not invited to the party because you run OS X? Or are you the cautious type that wants to check out this latest release, but ...

If you happened to check out our recent visual tour of Windows 11, you may be finding yourself tempted to install the OS so that you can get a proper hands-on look. In this article, we’re going to ...

ATLANTA—Microsoft has announced that the next major update to Windows 10 will run its Edge browser in a lightweight virtual machine. Running the update in a virtual machine will make exploiting the ...

Web developers who want to make sure that their sites and apps run well on Microsoft’s new Edge browser can now download a virtual machine that works with popular virtualization software on Mac OS X, ...

If the imminent end-of-support deadline for Windows XP has finally spurred you to make the update to Windows 8, you might be concerned about whether you’ll still be able to run your old programs. And ...

A few months ago, Microsoft let slip a forthcoming Windows 10 feature that was, at the time, called InPrivate Desktop: a lightweight virtual machine for running untrusted applications in an isolated ...

Microsoft has gone into more detail today about a nasty bug affecting machine virtualization in the recently-released Windows 10 build 10049. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...