Running Windows in Linux: A VirtualBox Guide

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Creating Windows 10 and Windows 11 virtual machines in Linux using VirtualBox. Video also covers shared folders, USB device support, and Windows activation, as well as backing up, moving and restoring virtual machines. If you enjoy this video, you may like the following ExplainingComputers Episodes: Linux Mint 22 (Review & Tutorial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qZI6i21jB4 Switching to Linux: A Beginners Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8vmXvoVjZw You can also find all of my Linux videos here: https://explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html The Windows 11 ISO can be downloaded from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 The Windows 10 ISO can be downloaded from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO The Oracle VirtualBox website is at: https://www.virtualbox.org/ The commands for installing VirtualBox, its guest additions ISO, and its extension back, in an Ubuntu or other Debian-based terminal are: sudo apt install virtualbox sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso sudo apt install virtualbox-ext-pack When installing the extension pack, use the TAB key to move to accept the license agreement. More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: http://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt Chapters: 00:00 Titles & Intro 00:41 Getting Ready 0

Published 2025-05-25 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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