Virtual PCs have important uses, such as providing a dedicated environment for testing new applications or enabling the parallel operation of multiple operating systems. But the virtualization ...

It’s easy to set up a virtual machine on your PC, creating a machine within a machine, using free desktop virtualization software from VMware. Here’s a look at the advantages, plus instructions.

I often install and test different applications and features in Windows as part of my work. And most of the time, I don't necessarily want those new or unknown apps and features to affect my main ...

Anyone who frequently installs and uninstalls new software, tests beta versions of programs, or tinkers with the registry in Windows, often reaches the point where they have to completely re-install ...

Docker containers are lightweight, self-contained packages capable of efficiently running various services. Virtual machines are more robust, emulate full computers, and require more resources, but ...

Let’s say you’ve assembled the best server PC money can buy and outfitted it with a powerful virtualization platform. The ...

I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for more than 40 years, focusing on operating systems, office suites, and communication and utility apps. I've specialized in everything related ...

If you have a file you don't trust, is there a way to make a dummy PC inside your PC in order to open a file you don't trust without exposing yourself to viruses? Try searching on virtual machines.

Thanks to products like VMware Pocket ACE, the soul of your PC can be reduced onto the likes of an 8 GB memory stick. That fact struck home the other day when VMWare executive Jerry Chen dropped by ...