Windows 10: Best VM engine to run WXP?

I have a couple old version applications that only will run in Windows XP.

I'd like to know what options I have for Ten. It supposed to run in only one machine (my own) and I don't need nothing fancy, basically:

1) Install and run Windows XP Pro
2) Share USB ports and clipboard between XP and Ten

Free stuff welcome! *Wink

Thanks!

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I just figured that Ten has its own virtualization method (Hyper-V) and do not need any third-party stuff... *Redface

:)

 

Running your Browser in a VM?

• Install VMware Player or Virtualbox, VMware being faster in my experience
  
• Create a VM with sufficent RAM HD and all CPU cores
  
• Install Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian or some lightweight distro with Xcfe or LXDE
• Install VMware/Virtualbox tools
  
• Almost any distro comes with Firefox
• Install Ublock Origin/Noscript/Ghostery
• Disable cookies with a whitelist/use private browsing.

In my experience, running a browser through a VM can slow down scrolling smoothness, video playback and increase ping delay

 

Best VM engine to run WXP?

I have a couple old version applications that only will run in Windows XP.

I'd like to know what options I have for Ten. It supposed to run in only one machine (my own) and I don't need nothing fancy, basically:

1) Install and run Windows XP Pro
2) Share USB ports and clipboard between XP and Ten

Free stuff welcome! *Wink

Thanks!

- - - Updated - - -

I just figured that Ten has its own virtualization method (Hyper-V) and do not need any third-party stuff... *Redface

 

Change keyboard driver for WXP guest on W7 host, how?

I have a VM (from VMware, not XP mode) with WXP on W7. The installation passed well except that the VM has a different keyboard layout than the host which I would like to correct. I would very much appreciate to receive some instructions on how to proceed
for correcting it.

Regards,

Marcel

Here the details (I hope the screenshots will be inserted):

Language installed on host are German(Swiss) and French(Swiss)

Information on Host drivers:

It looks like VMware added also their driver.

Information on Guest drivers:

... and also: