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8 GB of RAM memory (more is better! 2 GB must be allocated to Win 10 VM in order to run).

Intel Core i5, i7 or i9 CPU or equivalent AMD Ryzen 5, 7 or 9 or better.

With VirtualBox as a hypervisor running under an existing Windows 10 computer, we suggest that your physical machine has at least: Windows 10 is not a lightweight operating system and there are some minimum hardware requirements in order to properly run it. This goes beyond the scope of this article, as its main purpose is focused on home users. there is no need for a host operating system) in order to maximize hardware utilization, VM performance and compatibility. Professional server environments use hypervisors that run directly on hardware (e.g. run virtual machine inside another virtual machine inside a hypervisor ( our tutorial about installing VMware Player on Ubuntu Linux was actually done on a Windows computer!). Nested virtualizations are also possible e.g. There are many different hypervisors and software products (Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware Workstation, Oracle VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop are some of the big names in this area to name just a few – see full list here) and possibilities to install virtual machine on your existing physical computer.

Virtual Machine is a virtualized hardware (software defined) running your favorite operating system (OS) on a similar or different physical computer hardware and/or operating system.

Host Machine is a physical computer that runs Hypervisor and Virtual Machines.

Hypervisor is a software application used to manage your virtual machine (VM) appliance and communicate between a host computer / operating system or directly with physical hardware.

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