How to install Windows 11 on a virtual machine

An ISO image of the new Windows 11 operating system has already been posted on the network, but, unfortunately, not everyone will be able to install it – the version for developers requires a hardware encryption module TPM 2.0, which not everyone has. But do not despair – you can try the new OS in a virtual machine, and it takes even less time than installing the system on your drive.

⚠️ Important: before installing all the necessary components, you need the boot Windows 11 (ISO) image. <- Download here!

How to install VirtualBox virtual machine

The installation process is quite simple:

Go to VirtualBox official site;
Click Download VirtualBoxox;
Select the “Windows hosts” option;

Wait for the application to load, then click on it;
Go through the installation step.

How to create a virtual machine in VirtualBox

In order to install Windows 11 on a virtual machine, we first need to create it:

Start the VirtualBox application;
Click on the “Create” button;
Specify the name of the virtual machine;
Select the OS version “Windows 10 64-bit”;

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Specify the amount of RAM for this machine (you can leave the parameter unchanged);
In the window for selecting the amount of memory, click “Create”;
Select the VDI type (you can leave the parameter unchanged);
Select “Dynamic virtual disk” and click on the “Next” button;
In the window that opens, click “Next” again.

The virtual machine is now created and ready to install Windows 11.

How to install Windows 11 on VirtualBox

Installing Windows 11 on a virtual machine requires just a few clicks:

Double-click on the icon of the created car in the left part of the application;
In the window that appears, select the image that you downloaded in advance;

Follow the path of installing Windows 11 (no different from installing Windows 10 – you need to select a language, region, sign in to your Microsoft account, and so on);
After installation, wait a few minutes for the system to configure;