This step-by-step guide explains how to use Discrete Device Assignment to attach a physical GPU directly to a Hyper-V virtual machine, enabling hardware-accelerated workloads such as AI while ...

It’s easy to set up a virtual machine on your PC, creating a machine within a machine, using free desktop virtualization software from VMware. Here’s a look at the advantages, plus instructions.

Install Windows 11 safely in a virtual machine with this step-by-step guide from ExtremeTech—ideal for testing software or managing files securely. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Virtual PCs have important uses, such as providing a dedicated environment for testing new applications or enabling the parallel operation of multiple operating systems. But the virtualization ...

Microsoft usually releases new Windows 11 virtual machines every month, shortly after Patch Tuesday updates. However, the company skipped December 2023, leaving those using its evaluation virtual ...

A virtual machine is a computing resource that uses software instead of a physical computer to run programs and deploy applications. It operates by running one or more virtual “guest” machines on a ...

Microsoft has updated its free Windows 11 virtual machines intended for development environments. Even if you are not a developer, you can download a ready-for-use evaluation virtual machine with ...

Windows 11 Pro is not for everyone, and that’s the point.

This post offers the most applicable solutions to the VMconnect.exe application error; Cannot connect to a virtual machine on a host computer running Hyper-V in a server or client-based setup. The ...

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Hyper-V checkpoint is a useful feature in a Hyper-V virtual environment. You may get the error prompt with the message and code Virtual machine could not initiate a ...