You’ll probably want to select an adapter so you can actually access the Internet from within your vm. The network connection defaults to “Not Connected”, which you may want in some circumstances. My machine has 16 GB, so I increased it to 6 GB. Memory defaults to 512 MB, but I’d seriously think about increasing it. I’m not sure what “Generation 2” means, nor did I do any research on it, but when I selected it initially, I couldn’t install Windows 10 later (kept getting an error during installation). Leave the default (Generation 1) selected. Select “New » Virtual Machine” in the Actions pane on the right (or from the Actions menu at the top). Any virtual machines you setup are listed in the middle-top area. When you open Hyper-V Manager, you’ll see a screen like this one.

The close out of this screen.Ĭlick “Play virtual machine” to start your virtual machine, then skip to the “ Windows 10” section below to continue the setup. Increase the memory from the default of 1 GB (assuming you have enough memory to spare). It’ll display a summary of your selections. The default size is 60 GB – that should be fine.Ĭhange the bottom option to “single file”. If you select “Windows 10 圆4”, you may see an error message like this one. Open the “Version” drop-down and select “Windows 10”. Click “Create a New Virtual Machine” on the right side. When you start it up, you’ll see an empty screen. Go to the download page and search for “VMware Player”, or just download it directly from here. (you can install it in Windows 7, but I won’t cover that here)ĭownload the VMware player if you don’t already have it installed. Hyper-V Manager is available by default in Windows 8.VMware is a free program you can install on Windows 7 or below.If you’re not ready to take the plunge and update your PC yet, here are general instructions on how to configure a virtual machine, two different ways. The “multiple editions” option (4 GB download) worked for me (currently named “en_windows_10_multiple_editions_圆4_dvd_6846432.iso”).

Or you can download it from your MSDN account if you have one. There’s been some confusion about what Microsoft meant by “free upgrade”. You can download Windows 10 from Microsoft, but note that you will need a valid key to install it. Windows 10 was officially released on July 30.

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