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Installing virtualbox in windows 10. Start the virtual machine

Let's talk about the simplest option for installing Windows 10 on virtual machine VirtualBox.

To put Win10 on VirtualBox, you need:

Win10 ISO Image ();
established fresh version programs Virtualbox.

So, if the Win10 image is downloaded and VirtualBox is installed, let's get started.
Installing Windows 10 on VirtualBox is a two-step process.

Creating and configuring a virtual machine
Installing the system

Creating and installing a virtual machine

Start VirtualBox by double-clicking the left mouse button on the program shortcut.
In the virtual machine window, click the button Create.
In field Name in the window that opens, enter any name of the virtual machine, for example, 10 , Win10, Windows 10 or any other foul language to taste.
From drop-down from the list version select Windows 10(x32 or x64 - depending on what you want to install). Keep in mind that in VirtualBox you can install at least x32 if you have a 64-bit main system, or vice versa. If there are few resources, put x32 - it definitely eats less.
When the system is selected, click button Next.
Using a slider, input field, or arrows allocate volume random access memory that this virtual machine will be able to use. Highlight no more than half the volume that you physically have, otherwise the computer will freeze and slow down. Highlight a memory and click Next.
In the next window, do not change anything, but simply click Create.
Further, it is also enough to press the button. Next.
In the next window again click Next thereby creating a dynamic HDD, which will be resized automatically.
In the next window using the slider or arrow box specify the maximum amount of virtual hard disk ... Minimum for x64 - 20 gigabytes, for x32 - 16. Set the size and click Create.
The virtual machine has been created, let's move on to setting it up. Right-click on the machine icon (it is located on the left side of the VirtualBox window), and in the opened context menu select the Customize command.
In the settings window that opens, go to the tab Carriers and click the icon Add an optical disc drive.
In the VirtualBox window that appears click the Select Image button... Explorer will open, in it find and select ISO file system image.
In the settings window click ok and it will close.
Again right click mouse on the virtual machine icon and in the context menu click button Run.

Installing Windows 10

The virtual machine is running. In order to expand it to full screen, press the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl (right) + F, and then Enter to close the pop-up window.
The virtual machine boots up. Since its hard drive is empty, it starts booting from the virtual floppy drive.
In the window for setting languages and times, do not touch anything unnecessarily and click Next.
In the next window click Install.
In the license agreement window check the box I accept the license terms, click next.
In the window for choosing the type of installation click second - Selective- Windows installation only, for advanced users.
Since the system is installed on a virtual machine, in the disk management window you can do nothing and just click Further.
Now the installation itself has begun, which, depending on the hardware, will take from several minutes to several tens of minutes. Ten minutes, I would say. You can smoke for a while, no action is required from you.
In the Settings window, which will help you get started quickly, you can also leave nothing and just click Use standard parameters... If you are interested in these settings - unsubscribe in the comments, I'll take a video tutorial.
The next window will be stuck with a Microsoft account. If you do not need an account, click on the Create a new account link, wait for a while, when the following window appears, scroll down until it stops and click the Orthodox link Sign in without a Microsoft account.
Now in the window is your Account enter your username. If you like, set a password, and then, like it or not, click the Finish button.
Windows greets you, which means the installation was completed successfully.

Well, the video option, where can we go without it.

Hello friends! If you have a great idea to test the latest operating system from Microsoft Windows 10, then of course you need to install it on a virtual machine. It is much safer than installing it on your second system on your computer or laptop. The virtual machine was designed for this, so that we experiment with the unknown and improve in the process, without fear of any consequences.

If you have any problems with Windows 10, you can simply reinstall the top ten installed on the virtual machine and absolutely not worry about the main operating system. It is more correct not to reinstall, but to restore Win 10 from a previously created backup and how to do this, we will also analyze.

How to install Windows 10 on a virtual machine

So it was decided, today we will install Windows 10 on a virtual machine, for such purposes VirtualBox is no doubt suitable for you. Its simplicity and functionality is what attracts novice and advanced users to it and sets it apart from other virtual machines, VMware Workstaion and Virtual PC!

Note: Our site has articles about VirtualBox that you might find useful

If I persuaded you to install Windows 10 on a virtual VirtualBox machine the first thing to do is download the VirtualBox installer.

Go to the official website https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads, choose the last one on this moment version of the virtual machine, at the time of this writing, VirtualBox version 4.3.18 for Windows hosts x86 / amd64.

After the installer has downloaded, right-click on it and select "Run as administrator". VirtualBox is very easy to install on our computer.

We start the virtual machine as an administrator too, this is very important.

Click on the "Create" button.

"Specify the name and type of OS"If you decide to install on a virtual machine Windows 10 64-bit, choose Windows 8.1 64-bit from the list. If you decided to install another Windows 10 32-bit operating system, then select Windows 8.1 32-bit in the drop-down list and enter an arbitrary name of the virtual machine, for example Windows 10, then the type of the virtual machine Microsoft Windows , then click Next.

We indicate the amount of memory for the virtual machine. It is impossible to allocate little RAM to a virtual machine, but you don't need much either, the most optimal size is 2048 MB or 2GB, I think your computer has at least 4GB of RAM.

We create a virtual hard disk. Create a new virtual hard disk... Create.

Select file type VDI and click Next

Please specify the storage format " Dynamic virtual hard disk"And the space on your hard disk for the needs of the virtual machine will not be occupied immediately, but as the files accumulate.

Provide a name and size for the file. You can specify 50 GB for Windows installations 10 is quite enough, but if you plan to seriously work with Windows 10, I advise you to specify the volume of at least 120 GB. Also click on the yellow daddy

and select the partition of your hard drive for the location of the virtual disk, it is better to select a non-system partition,

VirtualBox settings for Windows 10

After creating a virtual machine, you need to configure it. Select our virtual machine with the left mouse and click "Configure".

System... Uncheck the box " Diskette". Let's set the first bootable device to CD / DVD-ROM, because we will boot the virtual machine from installation disk or Windows 10 image, leave the Hard Disk with the second device. Check the box Enable I / O APIC

We leave the "processor" as it is.

System "Acceleration" Hardware virtualization must be enabled, tick both items.

Display... Video. Enable 3D Acceleration and Enable 2D Acceleration

Carriers

If you have a floppy drive, it will be available in the virtual machine, and if you have a Windows disk, you can use it to install the operating system, check the Live CD / DVD checkbox.

Also present here virtual disk gadfly, let's connect an image from the operating room to it Windows system 10 that we downloaded in yesterday's article. In the "Media" parameter, select "Drive" and " Choose an image optical disc »

An explorer window will open, we will find and select our image with Windows 10 in it. Where to download it quite legally, it is written in our article, the link above.

Network... Check the box “ Enable network adapter". Connection type "Virtual Host Adapter".

That's all the main settings for the virtual machine are ready.

Push the button Run.

and right away you may get this error " VT-x / AMD-V hardware virtualization features are enabled but not functional».

To get rid of it, select the "Advanced" tab

Enter advanced mode? OK.

Go to the "Advanced" tab. Click "CPU Configuration."

Choosing an option Intel Virtualization Technology and put it in the On (on) position,

but that is if you have an Intel processor. If you have AMD processor, then we look for the Secure Virtual Machines option in BIOS and also put it in the On (enabled) position. Next, we save the settings we made, press the F10 key.

We start our virtual machine again

And if in the settings of the System category, the drive is set as the priority for loading, then it will boot from the Windows 10 image

If you want to set up a virtual machine, we recommend that you download VirtualBox for Windows 10. The program, which has already become a classic for virtual machines, has recently been updated, and the latest version is much easier to use, while its capabilities have expanded significantly.

Peculiarities

VirtualBox is software that is uniquely intended for those who know what to do with it. Without basic programming knowledge, you can of course set up a virtual machine, but this software is capable of more. Therefore, before using, be sure to check technical information... Thanks to VirtualBox, you can run other operating systems on your Windows 10 device:

GNU / Linux;
Solaris;
Previous versions of Windows;

And this is not yet full list because VirtualBox knows no boundaries. What's more, you can tweak performance settings other than what your device actually offers. Latest version VirtualBox works in Russian, and a lot of bugs have been fixed in it, some of which are critical. Therefore, we recommend downloading the latest version of VirtualBox for Windows 10.

Running virtual machines is possible not only on an ordinary computer but also on a laptop and even a tablet. On our page there is a version of VirtualBox for Windows 10 64 bit, but there is also a 32-bit version. If you already have VirtualBox installed, but an outdated version, then either replace the program with ours, or download the update separately. New versions of VirtualBox have a lot of advantages over outdated ones.

And if you don't need to create a virtual machine, you just want to turn Windows 10 into outward appearance to another OS, you can either download it separately

Today there are many software products allowing the use of virtualization for various operating systems. The most interesting product is the program Virtualbox published and maintained by Oracle Corporation.

This program is distributed by GNU licenses GPL, which gives you the right to use it absolutely free. The main task of VirtualBox is to virtualize operating systems, that is, using the program, you create a virtual machine on which you run the OS. In this article, we'll take a closer look at installing VirtualBox on Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 10.

Downloading and Installing VirtualBox on Windows 10

To download VirtualBox, open any installed browser on Windows 10 and go to www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. The download page of the program will open in front of you.

Currently VirtualBox 5.0.8 is the most new version programs and is fully compatible with Windows 10. Therefore, feel free to download this version, to which the link is in the paragraph "VirtualBox 5.0.8 for Windows hosts ". After downloading, run the installation file, after which the program installation window will open.

Click the Next> button and go to the window where you will be presented with a choice of three components to be installed:

Virtualbox USB Support;
Virtualbox Networking;
Virtualbox Python 2 x Support.

The first component is responsible for USB support devices connected to virtual computer... The second component is responsible for maintaining the network in such a machine, with its help virtual network adapters and drivers are installed for interaction of virtual adapters with physical ones. The third component is installed to support scripts that are written in the Python programming language.

The main task of scripts is to automate tasks in the virtual machine. Also, when you click the Browse button, you can specify the installation location of the executable files.

The next window will allow you to create shortcuts on the desktop and in the start menu, and will also allow you to associate virtual machine files to work in VirtualBox.

Next comes the "Warning Network Interface" warning window. This window means that additional networking tools for virtual machines should be installed. Therefore, feel free to click the Yes button.

Now go to the last installation window and press the Install button.

The process of installing the program on your computer will begin, which will take a couple of minutes.

As soon as the installer completes the installation, a window will appear notifying that the program is installed. There will also be a check mark in the window that says “ Start Oracle VM VirtualBox"Which will allow you to start VirtualBox after clicking Finish.

After all the actions done, the main program window will start, as shown in the image below.

Installing a virtual machine on windows 10

First, you must decide for which operating system the virtual machine is being created. Therefore, to begin with, we will prepare an OS image for installation on our machine. For example, we will take the image of a free OS Linux Ubuntu which can be downloaded from www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop. Let's select a 32-bit Ubuntu image and download it to the local disk of the PC. The most recent release of Ubuntu is version 15.10.

Now let's deal with such a painful question, how to install a virtual machine on Windows 10. To do this, launch VirtualBox and press the button " Create". In the window that appears, create the name of the virtual machine. Select the system type Linux, Ubuntu version and go to the next step.

Now let's indicate the amount of memory allocated for our virtual machine.

The next step is to create a virtual disk, so select "create a new virtual disk", click the Create button and go to the next window.

Let's indicate the type of our hard disk by ticking the "VDI" box.

Let's create a dynamic hard disk that will fill up as information is written to it, then press the Next button

Select the name and the required disk size, the most suitable for you and press the Create button.

That's it, our virtual machine is created, in the settings of which you can change the amount of memory, connect and edit virtual hard drives, edit the configuration and settings of the network, set the amount of memory for the video adapter, as well as set the options for loading your processor. This is just a small part of the described settings. Having installed VirtualBox, you will be able to understand in more detail all the intricacies of setting up the configuration of the machine.

The creation of our virtual Linux computer finished, now you can start it by clicking on the green button " Run". At startup, the virtual machine will prompt you to select boot disk... Select the ubuntu-15.10-desktop-i386.iso boot disk that we downloaded earlier and click Continue.

As you already understood, the system will start loading from the image we have chosen.

Next comes standard installation operating system, in which you have to select a hard drive, time zone, keyboard layout, and also set the computer name and user name. That is, further installation will proceed as if you were installing Ubuntu on a clean computer.

In VirtualBox, you can customize the configuration on an installed virtual machine. For example, if your virtual computer does not have enough RAM, you can quickly increase it by going to the virtual machine settings. You can get to the setup menu by pressing the button " Settings", Having previously selected the edited virtual machine.

In the setup menu, you will see ten items:

General;
System;
Display;
Carriers;
Audio;
Network;
COM ports;
Shared folders;
User interface.

The first item allows you to change the name of the VM and the type of operating system.

The second allows you to change the volume virtual memory and the order of loading the storage media. Also in this item you can edit processor settings, select the number of cores for your VM and enable support for Intel-VT and AMD-V hardware virtualization technology.

Using the third item, you can change the memory size of the virtual video adapter and enable 3D acceleration.

Paragraph " Carriers»Allows you to configure SATA / IDE storage media and add new ones.

« Audio»Allows you to select the type of virtual sound card.

Paragraph " Network»Can change the network configuration, the type of network adapter, and also allows you to connect new adapters.

Menu « COM ports»Allows you to use the serial COM port and change its settings.

Using the menu " USB»Can be included USB controller and select its type, in addition, you can add, delete and edit new USB devices.

Adding a shared folder

« Shared folders"Make it possible to create shared directories between the VM and physical system... Using the menu " User interface»You can customize the interface of the window in which the VM is running.

Creating a shared folder is actually not as easy as we would like, however, here is a precise and working guide on how to do it:

Outcome

We hope that the material presented in the article will help you master the methods of virtualization of operating systems, and you will not have a question about how to install virtualbox on windows 10.

I also want to give some tips before using virtual machines.

Before creating such a machine, make sure that you have enough computer hardware resources to run it. So to start virtual machines use powerful processor which supports Intel-VT and AMD-V hardware virtualization technologies. Also, the amount of RAM on your PC plays an important role. For example, if you create a virtual machine based on Windows 10, then you will need at least 2048 MB of RAM, which will be allocated from the main system.

In addition, the Extension Pack can be used in VirtualBox, which significantly expands functionality programs and adds support for new devices.

How to enable Hyper-V virtualization on windows 10

You need to enable virtualization on the system itself. Press the button combination Win + R and enter Appwiz.cpl. Next on the left select " Enabling and disabling components", find Hyper-V in the list and check the box. Click" OK "to activate the virtual machine. Wait for the installation to complete necessary components and restart your PC.

Configuring and installing another OS on Hyper-V

Step 1... Once we have enabled Hyper-V it will appear on your system. To open a virtual machine, just search for "hyper-v" and run.

Step 2... So Hyper-V started up. To install a different OS, right-click on your device name and " Create" > "Virtual machine".

Step 3... The master will jump out initial settings getting to work. Click "Next".

Step 4... Specify a name for the virtual machine and specify the path if you want to save to a different local drive instead of the default "C" drive.

Step 5... Select the generation of the virtual machine. If you are sure that you are installing the 64-bit version, then choose 2 generations. The first generation is suitable for running old 32-bit OS and programs. When in doubt, go for the first generation.

Step 6... Enter the amount of allocated memory for the virtual machine. If you are installing an OS, I recommend 2048 MB.

Step 7... Select your network adapter from the list. If you have like mine, then choose " Default Switch".

Step 8... Everything is simple here. If we create new installation OS, then select "Create virtual hard disk ". The path will be indicated in accordance with the one we indicated above in step 4. The only thing that needs to be changed is the size. I indicated 30 GB, since I install Linux and I do not need much. If you have already created a virtual machine , then select "Use an existing virtual hard disk" and specify the path to it.

The created virtual hard disk can be copied to a USB flash drive and installed later with all the settings on another PC by specifying the path to the Virtual Hard Disks folder and the file extension with the name. vhdx.

Step 9... Select "Install OS from a bootable CD", install the "file ISO image"and specify the path to your system that you want to install on the virtual Hyper-V machine.

Step 10... Completing the setup wizard will show you all the options you selected. Confirm again and click "Finish" to install.

Step 11... Everything is ready and a couple of finishing touches before installation. Open the Hyoer-V manager described in step 1 and you will see on the right a list of your created virtual machine. Right-click on it and select " Options".

Step 12... Here you can change the parameters. For example, change the network adapter, add RAM. First of all, I recommend adding 2 virtual cores, since this option was not available in the configuration wizard.

Step 13... We return back to the Hyper-v manager, right-click on the created machine and select " To plug".

Step 14... A dark window will appear and press "start" to install the OS on Hyper-v.

Step 15... Then just follow the instructions on the screen. I think next you will figure out how to install this or that OS, since you need Hyper-V. If after installing the OS on the Hyper-V virtual machine you do not have a network, then see below.

A bitter experience to help you

1 moment... When I wrote this instruction, I didn’t wait Linux installations Zorin and started to turn off. The installation did not want to shut down, some errors related to the crooked distribution began to appear. As a result, I rebooted the PC and the local disk on which the virtual machines were created did not come off, and asked to format it. Then panic swept over me, because all my work was on that discs. If you encounter such a problem, when after a failure the disk does not open and asks to format it, then run command line as administrator and enter the command:

chkdsk F: / f- where F is the name local disk which does not open and asks to format.

2 moment... If after installing the OS on the Hyper-V virtual machine you do not have the Internet and the network, then open " network adapters", right-click on the adapter we specified" Default Switch"and select" Properties". Next select the column" IP version 4 (TCP / IPv4)"and click on the button below" Properties". In the new window, install automatically receive IP and DNS addresses.