Windows 10: WIN10 Home - Installing as virtual machine on PC running WIN7 Pro

I have been following the thread entitled "Windows 7 - what should we do after January 2020" which was started by Windower7 in April 2019 and still going.

Up until a week ago I had decided to keep WIN7 for a few more years. I had a new computer, custom built in October 2016, with one of the last WIN7 Pro installed. If I had left it 2 more days I would have had to have WIN10.

Due to a special offer through a computer magazine I take and a company called Cleverbridge/Creativemark, I was offered WIN7 Home for 30[38.6.USD]. WIN10 Pro is on offer for 39.99[51.27USD].
I have decided to go with the Home edition and rather then do an upgrade or clean install, I have decided to set up as a virtual machine[using Virtualbox] as opposed to dual boot. That way I can see if I like WIN10 or not. I have plenty of space on the HD - 759GB free of 925GB.

I have searched through the list of tutorials and I am not sure which one to use out of those listed. I think the one entitled 'Install Windows 10 Virtual Machine in VirtualBox' by Shawn Brink is what I need?

I could of course buy a new HD, add it to my PC and install on that for another 30 or 40. But that I think that involves a dual boot?

Rgds

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WIN10 Home - Installing as virtual machine on PC running WIN7 Pro

I have been following the thread entitled "Windows 7 - what should we do after January 2020" which was started by Windower7 in April 2019 and still going.

Up until a week ago I had decided to keep WIN7 for a few more years. I had a new computer, custom built in October 2016, with one of the last WIN7 Pro installed. If I had left it 2 more days I would have had to have WIN10.

Due to a special offer through a computer magazine I take and a company called Cleverbridge/Creativemark, I was offered WIN7 Home for £30[38.6.USD]. WIN10 Pro is on offer for £39.99[51.27USD].
I have decided to go with the Home edition and rather then do an upgrade or clean install, I have decided to set up as a virtual machine[using Virtualbox] as opposed to dual boot. That way I can see if I like WIN10 or not. I have plenty of space on the HD - 759GB free of 925GB.

I have searched through the list of tutorials and I am not sure which one to use out of those listed. I think the one entitled 'Install Windows 10 Virtual Machine in VirtualBox' by Shawn Brink is what I need?

I could of course buy a new HD, add it to my PC and install on that for another £30 or £40. But that I think that involves a dual boot?

Rgds

 

WIN10 Home - Installing as virtual machine on PC running WIN7 Pro

@antioch

Hi there
you CAN run any version of Windows from a USB (or better an external SSD attached to computer via USB3/USB3.1-->sata adapter) using a 3rd party piece of Software.

depending on your Windows edition you might need the PAID version but as you are running HOME the FREE version might work.

Best Free Windows To Go Creator Wizard Helps Create Portable Windows 10/8/7!

It does work --- don't waste your time with RUFUS or AEOMEI - I couldn't get those to work. Rufus is fine for creating bootable usb's from install iso's etc. AOMEI was just JUNK -- even copying partitions there was some nag to "Go PRO" i.e PAY. I just find GPARTED more than good enough for partitioning and if I need to copy entire disks or just partitions --nothing wrong with the standard DD command in Linux !!!

Mind you I've done it another way -- Running LINUX from a bootable SSD drive attached to machine via SATA-->USB3 connector and then running a full blown Windows 10 PRO Virtual machine using the KVM/QEMU system on Linux.

With USB3.1 / USB3 -->SATA connector and decent SSD it's perfectly fast enough -- The VM runs almost as good as the Native Windows on my laptop !!!!!! -- the Linux OS (arch kernel 5.5.7) no contest -- it blows Windows away -- but remember it's not Windows fault -- on things like arch you only install what you need so you can make it a real mean and lean OS. I'm not blaming Windows at it has to include things for the zillions of world wide users -- with some Linux distros they can be individually constructed -- I wouldn't expect Windows to go down that route as there's quite a bit of difficult knowlege and tools one has to use.

I've allocated 80GB for the windows VM - used about half.






windows edition being run :






Cheers
jimbo

 

Win7 Pro (OEM) to Win10

Just tried to use the MS 'Media Creation Tool' to download an .iso of Win10 Pro 64-bit - the only OS offered in the dropdown box is Win10 Home!

Currently running Win7 Pro (OEM) on my last machine to be upgraded. I haven't yet done the automatic 'upgrade' to Win10. Of course, I know I need to do this before doing a clean install with a downloaded .iso. Is this the reason for no choice of the Pro
version?

If first I do the free upgrade from Win7 Pro (OEM) to Win10...

a) Will the upgraded OS show as Win10 Pro (OEM)?
and;

b) If I then run the 'Media Creation Tool', will I then be offered a choice of Win10 Home or Win10 Pro in the drop-down?

It was always my understanding that Win7 Pro (OEM) was entitled to a free upgrade to Win10 Pro (OEM)...

Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Henry