Recommendations for VM

[CrazyPhil]

Hello!

Just wondering if anyone had recommendations for a good windows based virtual machine software that I can install another copy of windows & programs on to separate out from my main PC install?
Would be nice to isolate some work programs that I don't use too regularly, plus some additional installs that could/should be isolated on their on VM.

Thanks!

--CrazyPhil

 

[Mr. Spacely]

Try VMware, Oracle VM.

 

[vdogeek]

I would have Googled for the top 3-5 apps for VM... then look here .... unless you did that already ... Good luck!

 

[Cyler]

It's not like there are many options for a PC. You don't even need paid ones. VMware Workstation Player (don't be fooled by the name) is my personal choice and is excellent for home /pro use for anything but networking and clustering scenarios. Its hardware emulation is top-notch even for games (up to dx11). Virtual Box from Oracle is a second close, effortless but also a bit limited in hardware emulation compared to VMware but if you just want a Windows install you won't even notice it. Hyper-V is also excellent and best of all... it's already included with Windows, all you need is to activate it via add/remove features assuming you have a Windows build that hasn't hyper V removed (google for more).

There are more "exotic" solutions like Vmware Pro, but most people dont really need the extras, they just like the word "pro" at the end

Keep in mind that if you only want to isolate software from the OS, a sandbox software might be better for you or to be honest you can use both depending on the scenario. Windows Sandbox is a very good sandbox that is based on a VM and also Sandboxie is excellent, easy to use, and with a minimal footprint solution. You can google to see what sandboxes are and use whichever you decide, according to your needs.

 

[CrazyPhil]

Hey All,

I ended up going with Virtual Box, some odd issues (small) with it but it works well over all! Thanks for the suggestions!

Thanks!


--CrazyPhil