
Microsoft built these VMs in order to allow web developers to test their websites on all versions of Internet Explorer, but you can just use them to test the Windows of your choice on your current machine. You are now in the VM download section of the site, from where you can download various Windows Virtual Machines ranging from XP Windows 7 to 10.
If you're not familiar with Microsoft's modern.IE site, head over to, now redirecting to. You can use fewer resources, but the experience won't be that good.
Another option: Install Windows in a VM using installation ISOsįor a good experience running Windows in a VM, we recommend a Dual or Quad Core CPU, minimum 4 GB of RAM, and enough free space on your disk. In this tutorial we'll show you how to download a legal copy of Windows ( XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10) and run it in a virtual machine under Windows, Linux, or Mac. The safest and easiest way to test an operating system is inside a virtual machine, because it works right from your current OS, thus you don't need to modify partitions or deal with backups in order to do a standalone installation.