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 ...

VMware Workstation Pro, which used to cost around $250, is now available free of charge. The program outperforms Virtualbox in terms of features, setting options, hardware support, saving and managing ...

Linux workspaces have been around for a long time, but Windows 11 virtual desktops are actually a bit better. Here are some reaasons why.

Much like Paris Hilton, virtualization has become a headline in the news, yet very few SMB customers know what it does or exactly why it deserves attention. But that is changing as more solution ...

Windows 7 is already a big hit for Microsoft, according to market-share tracker Net Applications, which shows it rising past all the extant versions of Linux and Windows except Vista and XP and into ...

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Microsoft's Scott Woodgate offers up a few more details around the once hush-hush virtualization project within Windows 7 now known as XP Mode As we discussed earlier this week, Microsoft is going to ...

Q: I recently bought a computer with Windows 7 on it, but I have several applications that will run best from Windows XP. I hear I need to use the Windows 7 feature called XP Mode. How do I use this?