How To Install Windows 8 on Virtual machine

System Requirements to Install Windows 8 on Virtual machine

 

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster

• RAM: 2 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher

How To Install Windows 8 on Virtual Machine

 

• Download the ISO image of Windows 8 From Here

• Download and install the Virtual box From Here

• Launch the VM VirtualBox and click on the “New” button to create a new virtual machine. In the wizard that pops up, select the Microsoft Windows Operating System and then Windows 8,Click Next ,

 

 Select the amount of memory(RAM), 32-bit version of Windows 8 requires minimum 1 gigabyte and the 64-bit version requires 2GB. Click on next button.

 

• Create a new Virtual hard disk and Click Next.

• Choose the virtual disk image (VDI) and click on Next button.

•  Choose Dynamically allocated (If you want to allocate fixed memory then select Fixed allocated,20 Gb will be optimal).

• While allocating memory space make sure that your virtual disk has at least 16GB allocated to it for the 32-bit version of Windows 8. The 64-bit version needs a minimum of 20GB.  
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• Now verify the setting that you need and create theVirtual machine it will take some time to create a file.
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• Now, start the virtual machine that you just created, a wizard will appear and click Next,

•  Your Windows 8 virtual hard disk is now ready

• Now, Browse and select the Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO image file which you have downloaded.
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• This is the final step, click on the next button and this will initiate the Windows 8 set up it will take around 20 to 30 minutes.

After completion of above procedure your windows 8 will be ready to run on virtual machine


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