Sun Microsystems has begun offering Solaris and higher-level server software in a virtual machine that will run on VMware’s virtualization software. The Solaris Enterprise System bundle–which Sun has ...

Microsoft has released new Windows 11 virtual machines available for free evaluation. Version 2401 includes the latest cumulative updates for Windows 11 version 22H2 and various developer tools.

If you need a free virtual machine to test Windows 11 or its development tools, grab the latest version from the official website. Version 2304 is now available for free use until July 18, 2023.

The best virtual machine software for Mac lets you run Windows, Linux, older operating systems, and isolated development environments without replacing macOS. Parallels Desktop offers the easiest ...

If you've ever wanted to test the Linux operating system, one of the easiest ways of doing so is as a virtual machine. Jack Wallen shows you how it's done. Linux is everywhere — in phones, smart ...

BackBox Linux is a free, open-source community project based on Ubuntu. Find out how to use the BackBox Linux distribution as a virtual machine. Several Linux distributions are available nowadays for ...

Want to try Windows 11 risk-free? Use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine where you can test the new operating system without losing access to your "real" PC. I've got step-by-step instructions here.

Microsoft has updated the free virtual machines it makes available for download as Windows 11 development environments. In addition to Windows 11, the virtual machines also include various other ...

VMware on Wednesday introduced VMware Player, a free tool that enables users to run virtual machines on a Linux or Windows PC. The company says that the program would be ideal for those beta testing ...

IT managers don’t need a recession to appreciate free downloads of useful tools, but many vendors today are packaging scaled down applications and utilities as freeware to help customers take on ...