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 ...

Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a virtual machine, the company confirmed Friday — the first time Microsoft has relied on ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In words of Microsoft itself, whether virtualization is an important component of your existing ...

Microsoft finally released its latest, and probably its last version of Virtual PC into the wild. The desktop virtualization platform is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, and is supported ...

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is the long-awaited update to the company’s desktop virtualization product. Three years in the making, it features expanded OS support (Windows Vista as host and guest) and a ...

As much as I love Linux, there are always one or two apps that I simply have to run under Windows for whatever reason. Sure, you can use wine, Crossover Office, or run Windows in a virtual machine, ...

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 has released a new set of free virtual machines for developers. The Windows Development Environment (WDE) has been updated to version 2306, and you can download it for free from the official ...

I tried to install Microsoft Virtual PC on my laptop today. The website forced me to download some verification program. I installed it and now it still won't let me download the stupid program. Has ...