How long can I use this VM?

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  1. Posts : 27,162
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #11

    kado897 said:
    You can also make snapshots with VirtualBox but not with VMWare Player so if you can't use Hyper-V I recommend VirtualBox.
    You can just make a copy of your VM in VMware Player and stick it somewhere, and if you botch things, delete the screwed up one and place the copy where the old one was, not forgetting to rename it, by deleting the copy number, like Windows 8,.1(1), get rid of the "(1)", that's all. I learned that from @essenbe.
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       #12

    Cliff S said:
    You can just make a copy of your VM in VMware Player and stick it somewhere, and if you botch things, delete the screwed up one and place the copy where the old one was, not forgetting to rename it, by deleting the copy number, like Windows 8,.1(1), get rid of the "(1)", that's all. I learned that from @essenbe.
    I should have thought of that.
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  3. Posts : 12,799
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       #13

    It works great. I've done it numerous times.
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  4. Posts : 13
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       #14

    Dave M said:
    I wanted to add, if you're using Hyper-V to run a late Windows based VM (8.1 / 2012 R2 and later) it's hard to beat considering it is included in the price of admission with Windows 8+ Professional and higher systems.

    If you're going to run Linux or older Windows based systems, I prefer VMware Workstation, but it's fairly pricey. Virtualbox works well considering it's free.

    They all have their ups and downs. If all you're looking for is a Windows sandbox to play around with, I'd stick with Hyper-V. It is a tad bit more complex than VMware Workstation and Virtualbox, about on par with an enterprise grade VMware solution (vCenter / ESXi / vSphere). The pedigree of Hyper-V comes from MS Server platforms though, so a bit of added complexity and functionality is to be expected. Once you get past the learning curve it's very good and brings a lot of features to the table!
    Ok grateful for the thoughts!
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  5. Posts : 13
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       #15

    Cliff S said:
    You can also use VMware Player for free, if you don't need any extras:
    To Download:
    free
    or
    Download VMware Player - MajorGeeks
    And yes one thing I don't like about Hyper-V(the hypervisor I use) is not having sound when using Ubuntu, but that's ok, as I use Ubuntu, or any other Linux distro to browse the "unknown", and really do not want it to share with my host system anyhow, as in my case I want it truly sandboxed for use..

    Windows OSs in Hyper-V are great testing playgrounds. If you think ahead and create an Export to an external disk in case you accidentally nuke your "key activated" virtual hard disk, which has your Unique ID, and then loose your Windows key, forever because you cannot run slmgr /upk anymore. and then use checkpoints to recover if you really mess up, you can restore to the exact previous state where you made the checkpoint.
    Thanks for the tips!
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  6. Posts : 13
    windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #16

    kado897 said:
    You can also make snapshots with VirtualBox but not with VMWare Player so if you can't use Hyper-V I recommend VirtualBox.
    Ok thanks
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  7. Posts : 13
    windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Cliff S said:
    You can just make a copy of your VM in VMware Player and stick it somewhere, and if you botch things, delete the screwed up one and place the copy where the old one was, not forgetting to rename it, by deleting the copy number, like Windows 8,.1(1), get rid of the "(1)", that's all. I learned that from @essenbe.
    I´ll take a look, thanks
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  8. Posts : 27,162
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #18

    Tiburcio said:
    Thanks for the tips!
    Tiburcio said:
    I´ll take a look, thanks
    You're welcome.
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