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1. matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:19:11 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
   Hey, question for you.
   
   I haven't paid much attention in years to virtualization within Windows, as I mainly use Linux.
   
   I used to use VirtualBox on Windows to set up VMs of Windows XP for people who needed it for running older applications or VMs for trying out Linux.
   
   Is VirtualBox still the 'go-to' software for that?
   
   Is there anything else that is recommended?
   
   #windows #virtualbox #virtualization #vm
   • † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:19:11 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

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     @matthew Use qemu (with libvirt or vms)
   • † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:19:49 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

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     • meatgrinder
     @meatgrinder @matthew very easy*
   • meatgrinder (meatgrinder@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:19:50 JST meatgrinder

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     There is QEMU/KVM, which works better than Virtualbox (resource consumption, etc.), but is not as easy to use.
   • † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:20:20 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

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     • † top dog :pedomustdie:
     @matthew O windows, still use qemu
   • matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:08 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     • meatgrinder
     I'm Linux on all my stuff, but support computers with Windows for customers.
     
     A full computer is much better than virtualization, so I usually try to get people to try a separate computer with Linux instead of a VM, but I thought I'd ask and see if there have been any recent virtualization developments on Windows.
   • † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:08 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

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     • meatgrinder
     @matthew @meatgrinder You could just use linux and kvm windoze
   • meatgrinder (meatgrinder@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:09 JST meatgrinder

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     It works on Windows, apparently with some limitations though. But I haven't tested it because I don't use spyware 🤷♂️
   • matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:10 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     • meatgrinder
     I'm guessing that KVM is available on Linux, but not Windows.
     
     I was just curious to see if there's any new alternative to VirtualBox on Windows as I may be recommending people try Linux in a VM on Windows.
   • :apa: スプリットショックウイルス † (splitshockvirus@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:50 JST :apa: スプリットショックウイルス †

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     @matthew hyper v

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