You can install the new Windows 8 beta in a virtual environment using the free Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player. Here's how. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Oracle's Virtualbox is one of the more popular tools to set up and interact with virtual machines, not least because it's completely free, and it works cross-platform. Whether you're on Windows 11, ...

When you click the "Maximize" button in the upper right corner of the window while running a VirtualBox virtual machine, you might expect the application to enter full-screen mode. However, this isn't ...

Internet Explorer may seem like a forgotten relic for most Mac owners, but for some, old flames die hard. Microsoft’s Web browser quickly faded from popularity on Apple rigs starting in 2003, when ...

Oracle VM VirtualBox can useful for testing new operating systems, running programs that are incompatible with your computer, or testing how software or Web pages perform on several different systems.

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It’s hard to complain when VirtualBox is free for personal and educational use. However, its complex set-up process and limited 3D graphics support mean that it’s best suited for corporate users with ...

Having a virtual machine on-hand can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as testing software or tweaks in a sandboxed environment that is separate from your primary operating system. A virtual ...