Configuring a VM
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What is a VM?
A VM in a tool used to run another OS from within your normal desktop environment. Think of it as a mini computer inside your computer.
Setting One Up
- Download and install VMware Player
- Personally I prefer VirtualBox but it is not supported for competition images; it is a bit more complicated to use, google can help you out if you want to use it too - Parker
- Get an ISO for the OS of choice
- Typically you can google "[OS] iso download" and find it, windows can be a bit different, there is a section farther down about that
- Choose "Create a New Virtual Machine" in VMware
- Click "Browse..." in the wizard that pops up, navigate to the downloaded ISO and select that; click next
- Fill in "Easy Install" information if applicable
- Leave the product key blank
- The name you use does not matter
- Click next until you get to finish
- click finish, the VM should automatically launch
Common Errors
VMware error intel vt x disabled- Intel VT-x is form of x86 virtualization and needs to be enabled for 64 bit VMs to run
- Settings to control are in BIOS, here is an ok guide to enable VT-x
This host supports AMD-V, but AMD-V is disabled- AMD-V is AMD's versions of Intel VT-x, follow the steps listed above
- (may be marked as IOMMU, SVM, or something else, refer to manufacture resources if you can not find it
Windows 10 ISO
Microsoft has made getting a Windows 10 ISO a bit tricky, but very easy once you know what to do. There are a few options listed below, all work equally well.
Google Drive
- Download from our Google Drive using this link (recommended)
- You will probably need to install updates if you go this route, but a total time save over the media creation tool
Media Creation Tool
- Use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool
- Download the tool from that link
- Run the tool and accept the terms
- Make sure to select "Create installation media"
- Hit next until prompted for "Choose which media to use"
- Select "ISO file"
- Choose an export location and name
- Let the tool run
ISO Direct From Microsoft
- Download an ISO straight from Microsoft's site, you have to do some funny stuff though. (not recommended)
- Navigate to this page
- Open the Chrome dev tools (F12)
- Go to "Network Conditions" in the "console drawer"
- Change the User Agent to one of the Mac options
- Refresh the page and choose the version of Windows to download