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Windows 7 Virtual Environments: Supporting Floppy Drives

Microsoft supports virtualization on the Windows 8 Client solely through Client Hyper-V, on slat enabled systems. We reviewed the related requirements in a prior blog post: How to enable and Use Windows 8 Client Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a far more robust solution that Windows Virtual PC. In fact, Microsoft continues to redirect Windows 8 Client … Continue reading Windows 7 Virtual Environments: Supporting Floppy Drives

How to enable and Use Windows 8 Client Hyper-V

Mircosoft introduced XP Mode using Microsoft Virtual PC with Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate versions. Windows XP mode provided an excellent migration option for companies and users migrating to Windows 7 while maintaining preferred Windows XP applications. Virtual PC enables multiple Windows environments from all versions of the Windows 7 client desktop, except Starter … Continue reading How to enable and Use Windows 8 Client Hyper-V