VirtualBox is a light software where it allows the users to create a virtual machine on their computer. This great software can be run by OS X Yosemite 10.10 or any other operating system. And in here I have chosen to install OS X Yosemite 10.10 on VirtualBox on Windows 10.
If Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware Workstation 11 are not your first choice to test Windows 10 in a virtualized state, then steps on installing Windows 10 Technical Preview on VirtualBox might be of interest. Oracle’s general-purpose virtual management offering on x86 hardware is also free and can also be of use to test Windows 10 without disturbing your existing environment. The steps in this post will detail the process.
How To Install Virtualbox
Step 1: Download the Windows 10 Technical Preview ISO
Download And Install Virtualbox
- Visit the Windows Insiders webpage
- Register to be a Windows Insider
- Download the 32 bit version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview ISO file
Step 2: Creating the Virtual Machine optimal for Windows 10 testing
Install Virtualbox Windows 10
- In the VirtualBox VM Manager, click New
- Provide a name for your new virtual machine and selectWindows 10 (32 bit) in the Version dropdown menu
- Select the desired memory size for the new VM
NOTE: 2GB of RAM minimum is recommended but is not mandatory - Select Create to initialize creation of the recommended 32GB virtual hard drive
- For Hard Drive type, select the default VDI image unless there might be a requirement to use another Virtualization Manager (possibly Hyper-V) in the near future and clickNext
- SelectDynamically allocated and clickNext
- ClickCreate to begin the virtual machine creation process
Step 3: Installing Windows 10 Technical Preview on Oracle VirtualBox
- In the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, highlight the newly created VM and click on Settings
- In the VM settings window, click Storage
- SelectEmpty found under Controller: IDE in Storage Tree
- Select the CD icon found beside CD/DVD Drive: IDE Secondary
- Select Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file…
- Browse to the downloaded Windows 10 ISO, highlight it and selectOpen
- Click Ok to close the Storage Settings window
- With the newly created virtual machine highlighted, clickStart
- The installation of Windows 10 on the newly created virtual machine begins