You can use whichever you like - it doesn’t really matter here - but don’t install both unless you want to use both. The user interfaces are entirely different, and they have slightly different requirements. The two most popular options are VMWare Workstation Player and Oracle VirtualBox. There are a few different ways to run Virtual Machines on Windows. How to Install Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine The real problematic requirements tend to be TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot - either (or both) will often prevent a Windows 11 virtual machine from being installed. Even solid-state drives - which are ideal for running virtual machines - aren’t all that much more expensive than conventional hard drives. The CPU, RAM, storage, and display requirements are all pretty easily met on most modern computers.

4 Gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM).

1 GHz Two-Core Central Processing Unit (CPU).

You have to meet the regular Windows 11 hardware requirements in order to run a Windows 11 virtual machine, those are: Virtual machines are extremely handy for testing out new operating systems, beta releases of operating systems, testing out software in a sandbox, or any number of other things. You can create a virtual computer that runs on your existing PC. Virtual Machines let you run an operating system - like Windows 11 or Ubuntu - without needing a different physical computer.

Windows 11’s Virtual Machine Requirements

Install Windows 11 in VMWare Workstation Player Windows 11's Virtual Machine Requirements

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