Windows 10: Every time I load a Windows 10 Virtual Machine in VirtualBox, it makes me install Windows...

As the title says, when I boot up a Windows 10 VM in VirtualBox, it makes me install Windows again, despite already having done the process several times now.If this post has the wrong topic, I will gladly change it.-Joe

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Installing a Virtual Machine in Windows 10

Step #1 is to decide which virtual machine software you wish to install.

The three most popular choices are:

• VirtualBox (from Oracle)
• VMWare Workstation Player (from VMWare); and
• Hyper-V (from Microsoft)

Once you've made your choice you can find detailed, illustrated instructions for installing each one on the internet.

As a personal suggestion: You might find it easier to use either VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation Player. Hyper-V is more complicated to setup.

Between VirtualBox and VMWare, I think you'll find VirtualBox more user-friendly, and it has the advantage of allowing you to create checkpoints - backups of your virtual machine - whereas to do that in VMWare you'll need to upgrade to their (expensive!)
paid version.

 

Install Linux in a Windows 10 Virtual Machine?

What is a good virtual machine software I can use to setup a Linux environment? I am having too much trouble dual booting Mint with my Windows 10. Is there a quick way to setup up VM for Linux?

 

Windows Server 2016 virtual machines - network load balancing

I want to make Network Load Balancing using Windows Server 2016 and virtual machines (Virtualbox/VMware Station). Using 3 nodes (one for the cluster and the other two as apprentice nodes). What networking configuration do I need to make to the virtual
machines?