Since Windows 10 requires 2GB of RAM, I provisioned the VM with 4GB. Since Windows 10 will run on a single CPU core, I allocated two cores. You can see the VM's configuration shown in Figure 1 .

Unfortunately, on Windows 10 Home and Windows 11 Home, you simply cannot use Hyper-V. That's probably the biggest negative, in that it's hidden (sort of) behind a paywall.

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.

Learn how to install Windows 10 on your Linux machine using the bundled license key on preassembled systems, and get tips on how to reduce the amount of system resources Windows uses.

My one-week old Windows 10 virtual machine installation's WinSxS folder contains just under 35,000 files at a size of 3.32GB and I have seen these folders grow to more than 20GB, so plan accordingly.

VMware’s desktop virtualization software for Macs, Windows PCs, and Linux are being upgraded today to support Windows 10 and new features to boost performance. VMware Fusion for Macs is up to ...

Rather than destroying the existing VM to expand the disk to allow for the installation, users can–with some manual effort–expand the existing disk image used with Windows 10 in a VM. What to ...

Original story 4:45 pm EDT: Microsoft typically makes Windows 10 Enterprise virtual machine images available to independent developers via its developer.microsoft.com portal.