Want to try Windows 11 risk-free? Use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine where you can test the new operating system without losing access to your "real" PC. I've got step-by-step instructions here.

On October 14, 23025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10, meaning no more free security updates. Instead of disposing Windows 10, continue to use the system in a VM.

Global Azure outage knocked out virtual machines, other VM-dependent services A nearly eight-hour outage affected Azure users globally who were using Windows VMs and services dependent on them.

You can install Windows 11 as a virtual machine using the free VMware Workstation Player or Oracle VM VirtualBox.

The latest version of VMware Workstation Player includes the features needed to install Windows 11 as a virtual machine.

You can safely test previews of Windows 11 using a virtual machine, and here's how on Windows 10.

Using the Azure nested virtualization capability allows you to run a VM inside a VM – a Windows Server virtual machine can be deployed in Azure and run nested VMs of the Hyper-V format.

Microsoft this week announced a public preview of the ability to use Azure Arc to manage Linux or Windows virtual machines (VMs) when using Azure Stack HCI.