Virtualization technology, which allows multiple operating systems to run different applications on a single computer, has caught the attention of IT managers for its promise to let them better ...

According to security researchers, some 64-bit operating systems and virtualization software that are operating on Intel CPUs can be vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack.

Both hypervisors have requirements for the hardware they can run on and the VMs they can support.

Some 64-bit operating systems and virtualization software programs are vulnerable to local privilege escalation attacks when running on Intel processors (CPUs), the U.S. Computer Emergency ...

If VirtualBox is not showing 64-bit operating systems, check if Hardware Virtualization is enabled or not. In case, the feature is not enabled, you won’t be able to create a 64-bit operating system.

It takes many forms, but virtualization refers to the logical abstraction of computing resources from physical constraints, enabling multiple operating systems to run in parallel on one computer so ...

Windows XP running as a separate operating system in VirtualBox on Windows 7. From here, it’s VirtualBox as usual. We won’t get into the nitty-gritty of how to set up a virtual machine, but ...

Virtualization's recent explosion coincides with the trend of consolidating systems on fewer, but more powerful, ... Virtualization does have a weak link, however, and a defrag of the system may be ...

For home users, desktop virtualization solutions offer a sophisticated way of testing different operating systems, using Linux under Windows or even Windows under Linux without a large PC base.

Some of the operating systems confirmed as vulnerable so far include x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the 64-bit versions of FreeBSD and NetBSD, the Xen virtualization ...