I run Windows 7 in VirtualBox on Linux and most things run just fine(*).

I have a friend who's environment is based on Windows 10 and hew uses VirtualBox to run older Windows versions and too run Linux.


Why I run old Windows version:

I personally run numerous older versions of Windows, because some of my work is on physical machines that use embedded software. Some of those products still have to work with Win95, and one that still has to run with Win3.11-embedded. I have to ensure that changes I make don't break operation with those OSs.

That can be a bit of a pain in the nether regions.


(*)For anyone interested about issues with Windows inside a VirtualBox on Linux, some later versions of DirectX weren't supported the last time I tried it, and there are some areas with USB devices that are nuisance ... notably, sadly, MIDI keyboards. Audio into and out of VirtualBox generally works fine.

Last edited by Gordon Scott; 11/06/21 05:16 AM.
Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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