

If you want to resize the program window, click View in VirtualBox and select Fullscreen or Scaled Mode (which is my preference). One of the first things you'll probably want to do is resize the display settings in the virtual OS.

Once that's done, Windows 10 will finalize everything and you can begin exploring. Next you'll be able to add or skip Cortana, Microsoft's personal assistant. If you don’t want to sign into your virtual version of Windows 10 every time, you can bypass this afterwards by following these steps. Microsoft says this is better, and it's unquestionably faster. You’ll now have the option of creating a PIN to sign in with instead of a password. You can create an account if you don’t already have one. Say who owns your PC (you or an organization), and then sign in with your Microsoft account. When it’s done, choose to 'Get going fast' using the express settings (you can customize things if you prefer).

You'll be prompted to enter your license key but you can skip this step for now (useful if you don't actually have a Windows 10 key). Choose the 'Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)' option.Ĭlick Next, and the installation process will begin. Select your language settings, then click the 'Install now' button. In the 'Select start-up disk' window, click the folder icon and navigate to the Windows 10 ISO.Ĭlick Start and Windows 10 should begin to load. When done, click the Start button in the Manager. The latter option is faster, so select that.Ĭlick Create and VirtualBox will begin building the drive. You’ll be asked if you want the new virtual hard drive to be dynamically altered (it will resize as required) or a fixed size. Accept VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) as the hard drive file type. On the following screen choose to 'Create a virtual hard drive now' and click Create. (Choose 'Windows 10 (64bit)' if you have a 64-bit ISO).

In the Create Virtual Machine dialog box enter 'Windows 10' as the name of the operating system. To set up Windows 10 in VirtualBox, launch the software and click New in the Manager window. There are x86 and 圆4 editions available in a choice of editions and languages. The process is very simple - all you need is a copy of Oracle VM VirtualBox and a Windows 10 ISO, which you can get by following the instructions here.
