Before we create anything, though, consider where your VMs will be stored—both the small VM configuration (.vbox) files, and the potentially large virtual media drives (.vdi), and their snapshots.

From creating VMs to modifying their settings, VirtualBox’s UI is a little more intuitive than Workstation Pro’s. That’s not to say that the latter is extremely complex.

With the .vhd file ready, it’s time to create a virtual machine that can utilize it as the disk drive. Since we’ll use ...

Virtual machines can seem juuuuust a bit too geeky for most otherwise computer-friendly people. That's sad, because it's an easy, free way to try another operating system, or use those one or two ...

4] Disable Hardware Devices in VM’s Settings. The virtual machine won’t be able to boot if it can’t communicate with audio or USB 2 /3.0 drivers on the host computer.

But in most instances, 1024 MB is sufficient to install Windows 10 in a VM. One VirtualBox setting that is often overlooked is found under the System, Acceleration tab: Make sure both Hardware ...

VMware Fusion ($79.99 for unlimited Macs): VMware Fusion walks the line between Parallels and VirtualBox, offering up a ton of options for tweaking your virtual machine, but still providing plenty ...

VMware Workstation Pro shines with comprehensive hardware support, a well thought-out setup wizard, and a wide range of setting options when creating new machines. IDG ...

If you get VERR_NEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED when starting a virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox, reboot the host system and if that doesn't work, check out these solutions.

With VMware Player installed and open, you can begin setting up a new virtual machine from an ISO file or bootable CD/DVD by going to the "Player" menu on the top left > New Virtual Machine and ...