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    <title>Windows 10 Virtualization</title>
    <description>Windows 10 Virtualization technology discussion.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Would dismounting a partitioned windows install destroy my PC?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/would-dismounting-a-partitioned-windows-install-destroy-my-pc.583736/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/would-dismounting-a-partitioned-windows-install-destroy-my-pc.583736/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Raccoonweather)</author>
      <dc:creator>Raccoonweather</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[(Windows 10 Home version 20H2) x64 bit OS Hello. Please mind the misleading title of R: &#039;bootme&#039; in the attachment, I&#039;m asking about booting from ESD-USB! I created a vhdx file for backup in my external USB HDD that&#039;s found in R: so when my C drive (SSD) is broken, I would have a backup of my personal files. My big idea is if I can boot a clean windows install from ESD USB (originally assigned to E: but not featured in attachment) and while at boot menu, get into diskmgmt and change letters...<br />
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      <title>VirtualBox 6.1?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/virtualbox-6-1.582676/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/virtualbox-6-1.582676/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (donkey1)</author>
      <dc:creator>donkey1</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hallo. Ich bin ein Neuling was die Virtualisierung angeht. Ich nutze Windows 10, gelegentlich aber auch Ubuntu. Beide Betriebssysteme sind auf separaten SSDs installiert. Ich brauche beim Rechnerstart lediglich die F12 Taste zu drcken und kann von der gewnschten SSD starten. Ist es mglich auf Windows 10 mit VirtualBox 6.1 im Fenster das Ubuntu Betriebssystem zu starten? Ist das die richtige Software fr mich? Ich mchte keine virtuellen Festplatten, sondern die echte SSD nutzen. Wie richte ich...<br />
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      <title>Stumped - need to add 2nd HDD to a XP VirtualBox VM</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/stumped-need-to-add-2nd-hdd-to-a-xp-virtualbox-vm.580705/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/stumped-need-to-add-2nd-hdd-to-a-xp-virtualbox-vm.580705/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ztruker)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ztruker</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I need to create a XP VM to run some old cash register program. I have a Macrium backup of the XP hdd which is about 30GB. I&#039;ve tried multipls ways to make this mrimg file available to the VM so I can run macrium to restore to new hardware but I can&#039;t get Virtualbox to make it work. My last attempt was to use a 250GB HDD attached as a 2nd internal HDD. First I created a VDMK file using Code: VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename &quot;c:\Users\Owner\Virtualbox VMs\XP...<br />
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      <title>Very slow up/download speeds with HyperV external switch setup</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/very-slow-up-download-speeds-with-hyperv-external-switch-setup.580398/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/very-slow-up-download-speeds-with-hyperv-external-switch-setup.580398/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (cereberus)</author>
      <dc:creator>cereberus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A long standing issue for many Hyper-V users is when you set up an external wifi switch in Hyper-V, it kills the download and/or upload speeds. On my ASUS with an Intel NIC, my uploads and downloads are only 2% of normal speeds making internet virtually useless. The problem does not arise with the default switch but that is behind a NAT which makes it very difficult to RDP direct to VM. I have found a solution that works for me, and I am now back at full speed. Slow download - disable packet...<br />
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      <title>How to get sound for Ubuntu in Hyper-V</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/how-to-get-sound-for-ubuntu-in-hyper-v.578387/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/how-to-get-sound-for-ubuntu-in-hyper-v.578387/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (cereberus)</author>
      <dc:creator>cereberus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is possible to get sound for Ubuntu in Hyper-V. See mini guide I have written in elevenforum.com How to get sound on Ubuntu in Hyper-V | Windows 11 Forum <br />
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      <title>Can someone please help me with a vmware file with .vmdk extension ?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/can-someone-please-help-me-with-a-vmware-file-with-vmdk-extension.575606/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/can-someone-please-help-me-with-a-vmware-file-with-vmdk-extension.575606/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Kakurott39)</author>
      <dc:creator>Kakurott39</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a big file in my pc , almost 220gb .vmdk file . That is supposed to have the Windows 2003 operating system and SAP accounting software in it . But i don&#039;t know how to install that Windows 2003 and SAP accounting software from that .vmdk file . Can someone please help ? <br />
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      <title>creating a VM</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/creating-a-vm.574360/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/creating-a-vm.574360/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (timlab55)</author>
      <dc:creator>timlab55</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I would like to create a VM, and I have watch video&#039;s on how to do this. The end product of what I&#039;m looking for is to install Windows 11 on my F drive (SSD (500gb)). I&#039;ve already found and made my windows 11.ISO file as well which is over on my C drive. If I create a VM and try and run the windows 11 ISO file, I get either one of these errors (See attached Problem #1 and #2). So what am I doing wrong here? Thanks Dan <br />
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      <title>Activating Windows on multiple imported VMs - proof of theory</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/activating-windows-on-multiple-imported-vms-proof-of-theory.570753/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/activating-windows-on-multiple-imported-vms-proof-of-theory.570753/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (NavyLCDR)</author>
      <dc:creator>NavyLCDR</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I just completed an experiment and did get the results I expected. 1. I created a VM in Hyper-V on an Intel laptop. I did not attach any drives to the VM. 2. I exported the VM from the laptop and imported it in Hyper-V on an AMD desktop computer. 3. Then I attached VDisks to each VM, on the laptop I installed Windows 10 Pro with the generic product key. On the desktop I installed Windows 11 with the generic product key. I signed in to both with a local account only. 4. I checked...<br />
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      <title>Running Virtualbox+Vagrant inside of WSL2 with nested virtualization</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/running-virtualbox-vagrant-inside-of-wsl2-with-nested-virtualization.569078/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/running-virtualbox-vagrant-inside-of-wsl2-with-nested-virtualization.569078/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (swarfega)</author>
      <dc:creator>swarfega</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An interesting read. Running Virtualbox+Vagrant inside of WSL2 with nested virtualization | by Alice Knag | Jul, 2021 | Medium <br />
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      <title>Need Help With Hyper V &amp; External Drives</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/need-help-with-hyper-v-external-drives.568726/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/need-help-with-hyper-v-external-drives.568726/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (CallMeSteven)</author>
      <dc:creator>CallMeSteven</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi There I am running Windows 11 in a VM. All is working fine expect that I cannot see how to show my external hard drives in File Explorer. When I first ran the VM I clicked on something (!) and they appeared. That VM was accidently deleted and now I cannot recall how I got the VM to see the drives!! Any help would be gratefully received. <br />
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      <title>Anyone have experience with cereberus' ENABLING HYPERV ON HOME method?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/anyone-have-experience-with-cereberus-enabling-hyperv-on-home-method.568727/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/anyone-have-experience-with-cereberus-enabling-hyperv-on-home-method.568727/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (gfr)</author>
      <dc:creator>gfr</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[. Does anyone have any experience implementing Cereberus&#039;s Enabling HyperV on Home method? Does anyone have any thoughts about successfully implementing his method on a machine running Windows 10 Home 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1081)? Thanks! <br />
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      <title>Screwed Myself - how to "un-reset" Win Server 2016 VM on Hyper-v</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/screwed-myself-how-to-un-reset-win-server-2016-vm-on-hyper-v.568551/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/screwed-myself-how-to-un-reset-win-server-2016-vm-on-hyper-v.568551/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Wonder Woman)</author>
      <dc:creator>Wonder Woman</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, I am in trouble....potentially big time and hoping someone can help me. I am attending a certification school and I am behind on my class work for Windows server 2016. I went to pick up where I left off on my work and could not sign into my Hyper-v VM for Windows Server 2016 with AD installed. I might have reset the PW somewhere along the line for some reason. I might have added further stupidity to my idiocy by thinking I might be able to &quot;reset&quot; to a previous checkpoint. I was...<br />
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      <title>Failed to map guest I/O buffer for write access with status 0xC0000044</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/failed-to-map-guest-i-o-buffer-for-write-access-with-status-0xc0000044.568552/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/failed-to-map-guest-i-o-buffer-for-write-access-with-status-0xc0000044.568552/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Sandro)</author>
      <dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi! I am seeing a strange error on my Windows 2004 Pro host machine when running my guest virtual machine (also Windows 2004 Pro). Here is the counterpart warning on guest: The error is associated to the automatic check file, not the main .vhdx itself. Thank you for your analysis! <br />
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      <title>WinXP Inside VMwear</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/winxp-inside-vmwear.567994/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/winxp-inside-vmwear.567994/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (new11)</author>
      <dc:creator>new11</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys, Hope everyone is going well! Just a quick question, I&#039;m trying to set up a printer for my dad inside a windows xp VM. However, the printer uses a combo of 3 connecters; Firewire 1394 and a Centronics-type 8-bit parallel interface, (IEEE 1284 Nibble mode). I&#039;m quite lost as the I can&#039;t find either of the connecters passed on or inside the VM anywhere. Would anyone have any ideas at all? Many thanks in advance, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" /> Vmwear Workstation 16 Player Win10 Pro x64Bit V2004 VM Running WinXP...<br />
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      <title>Hyper-V Enhanced Session Only Working for One User Account on Guest</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2021 23:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/hyper-v-enhanced-session-only-working-for-one-user-account-on-guest.567205/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/hyper-v-enhanced-session-only-working-for-one-user-account-on-guest.567205/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (hsehestedt)</author>
      <dc:creator>hsehestedt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Posted this question elsewhere with no response, thought it be more appropriate here. As I experiment with Hyper-V I&#039;m having an odd problem with &quot;Enhanced Sessions&quot;. Some context is needed.... I installed Windows 10 Pro in Hyper-V with a user name of &quot;WinUser&quot;. After installation I created another user (HannesS) and made this an administrator. I then configured this user account to logon with my Microsoft account. Okay, so I am now logged on with my Microsoft account. In Hyper-V I select...<br />
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      <title>Hyper-V Gen 2 and Networking</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/hyper-v-gen-2-and-networking.567025/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/hyper-v-gen-2-and-networking.567025/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (jimbo45)</author>
      <dc:creator>jimbo45</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi folks might be simple answer but I&#039;m not so experienced in HYPER-V. Created a Gen 2 W11 machine (the leaked iso version) on W10 HOST which seems OK -- I wanted to test TPM and secure boot enabled while not actually enabling the physical TPM. The TPM test was fine. That went OK but I cannot connect the VM to either its HOST (Windows 10) or anything else on the LAN -- I disabled firewall, and enabled SMB1 plus turned on Network discovery and enabled &quot;allow remote connections to this...<br />
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      <title>Activation when booting virtual *AND* bare metal</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/activation-when-booting-virtual-and-bare-metal.566881/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/activation-when-booting-virtual-and-bare-metal.566881/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (imrazor)</author>
      <dc:creator>imrazor</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I&#039;ve got an old school Mac Pro with a Boot Camp partition. I recently installed virtualization software called Parallels that is capable of booting the physical Windows disk inside a VM. From a functional perspective, it works great even allowing full DirectX 11 support. But the problem I&#039;m running into is with activation. Windows 10 Home is perfectly happy when booted from bare metal. But if I try to boot it up in a VM, activation freaks out and starts bleating. If I go back to bare...<br />
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      <title>WSL Linux for Windows 10</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/wsl-linux-for-windows-10.566129/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/wsl-linux-for-windows-10.566129/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (JesseRBassett)</author>
      <dc:creator>JesseRBassett</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi, Just curious if anyone here has tried or uses the WSL Virtualization for Linux for Windows10? I am curious to see how Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will look in Windows10. I&#039;m just curious... <br />
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      <title>Kubernetes / Virtualisation / Containers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/kubernetes-virtualisation-containers.563062/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/kubernetes-virtualisation-containers.563062/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (jimbo45)</author>
      <dc:creator>jimbo45</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi folks I like the idea of Kubernetes a lot -- just start playing with it on a local machine Seems a good way to go to get applications running - Ok I&#039;ve only started so a really simple one just to launch a Web browser (a bit like the standard &quot;hello world&quot; people use when first learning any computer code. This I can see is going to occupy me big time as there&#039;s almost no limit in what you can do with it. Cheers jimbo <br />
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      <title>How to boot into bootable differencing vhdx in Hyper-V</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/how-to-boot-into-bootable-differencing-vhdx-in-hyper-v.561679/</link>
      <guid>https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/how-to-boot-into-bootable-differencing-vhdx-in-hyper-v.561679/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (herg39458)</author>
      <dc:creator>herg39458</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, I am trying to upgrade my boot to VHD VHDX to the latest Windows 10 update using this terrific tutorial from @Kari: Native boot Virtual Hard Disk - How to upgrade Windows However, I am having trouble getting the vhdx to boot in Hyper-V. Everything seems to work as expected, but when I get to step 1.18, Hyper-V gives a &quot;The boot loader did not load an operating system&quot; error booting off the VHDX. I wonder if the boot files are getting created appropriately. When I...<br />
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