Windows Install to Virtual Machine
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Published4 months ago
Duration23:16
Video IDNJHABjk6wGA
Languageen
CategoryScience & Technology
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views26K
Likes3.4K
Comments335
Engagement Rate14.37%
Likes per 100 views13.08
Comments per 1K views12.91
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Description
How to turn an existing, physical Windows installation into a VirtualBox virtual machine.
This video builds on my 2025 video “Running Windows in Linux: A VirtualBox Guide” -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN1MWBa3yiw
And you may also find useful my video “Linux Terminal Introduction” -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkB-eRCzWIU
The Oracle VirtualBox website is at: https://www.virtualbox.org
And the syntax for converting a VHDX (or VHD) file to VDI is:
VBoxManage clonehd [PATH/SOURCE-FILE] [PATH/TARGET-FILE] --format VDI
Finally, you can find all of my Linux guides and distro reviews here: https://explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers
And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: http://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:44 VirtualBox
02:35 Disk2vhd
06:44 VDI Conversion
13:05 Virtual Machine Creation
16:28 Guest Additions
18:35 Activation & Configuration
22:20 Wrap
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