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It is slower but more flexible than [[VirtualBox]] and can even be forced to run as a software only emulator which can be handy and even though the extensions for VirtualBox are basically developed from those for [[Virtual PC]] they lack support for shared folders that Virtual PC does support in most versions. Virtual PC is especially a better option if you are running Windows Vista or earlier releases. | It is slower but more flexible than [[VirtualBox]] and can even be forced to run as a software only emulator which can be handy and even though the extensions for VirtualBox are basically developed from those for [[Virtual PC]] they lack support for shared folders that Virtual PC does support in most versions. Virtual PC is especially a better option if you are running Windows Vista or earlier releases. | ||
==Features== | |||
Supported operating systems: | |||
;Host:Windows 7 Home Basic | |||
:Windows 7 Home Premium | |||
:Windows 7 Professional | |||
:Windows 7 Ultimate | |||
:Windows 7 Enterprise | |||
;Guest:Windows XP (SP3) Professional | |||
:Windows Vista Enterprise (SP1) | |||
:Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1) | |||
:Windows Vista Business (SP1) | |||
:Windows 7 Professional | |||
:Windows 7 Ultimate | |||
:Windows 7 Enterprise | |||
==Version== | |||
* 6.1 | |||
* Update KB977206 (Mar 2010) | |||
* 6.1.7600.16393 (Feb 2011) - KB958559 | |||
* Windows Virtual PC Hotfix for AMD Bulldozer Processors (Jan 2012) [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2519949/] | |||
==Links== | |||
* https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3702 | |||
[[Category:Microsoft Product]][[Category:Virtualisation software]] | [[Category:Microsoft Product]][[Category:Virtualisation software]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 3 May 2020
Microsoft Windows Virtual PC is a virtualisation program that is supplied built into the Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Microsoft Windows 7 and higher and available as a free download for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and higher versions that do not have it built in.
It is slower but more flexible than VirtualBox and can even be forced to run as a software only emulator which can be handy and even though the extensions for VirtualBox are basically developed from those for Virtual PC they lack support for shared folders that Virtual PC does support in most versions. Virtual PC is especially a better option if you are running Windows Vista or earlier releases.
Features
Supported operating systems:
- Host
- Windows 7 Home Basic
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows 7 Enterprise
- Guest
- Windows XP (SP3) Professional
- Windows Vista Enterprise (SP1)
- Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1)
- Windows Vista Business (SP1)
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows 7 Enterprise
Version
- 6.1
- Update KB977206 (Mar 2010)
- 6.1.7600.16393 (Feb 2011) - KB958559
- Windows Virtual PC Hotfix for AMD Bulldozer Processors (Jan 2012) [1]