<div dir="ltr">Hi,<div>I found that I could install Windows 11 on Virtualbox hosted on Ubuntu 22.04. See <a href="https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=111385">https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=111385</a></div><div>My Windows 11 install is not registered yet (no Microsoft license yet), but it appears to run OK so far.</div><div>The base machine is a Supermicro 2U server running dual CPUs E52699v4s circa about 2016. Apparently, Virtualbox provides TPM2 emulation so I it appears I can basically run Win 11 on an "obsolete" machine without hardware TPM2. I might just get a license for running my tax software.</div><div>Of course, I run Linux for my base machine for most tasks due to, in my opinion, Linux' superior filesystem, ZFS, superior file handling speeds, multiuser capabilities, and the list goes on....</div><div>But for those rare cases where you need software which runs only on Windows, I suggest the above.</div><div>Bottom line:</div><div>I would very much like to help with the Linux installfest.</div><div>In addition to the above, I've collated techniques to backup and copy Linux OSs to other machines, whereby I copy the OS files to the target OS drive of the target machine and can make this drive bootable using UEFI or legacy boot (slightly different procedures for either).</div><div>I strongly suggest that Linux users know how to backup their OS files and be able to make up a bootable drive using those backups. This has saved me a lot of work on occasions and I'd be glad to share those methods as well as the above methods to boot Win 11 on obsolete machines.</div><div>Best,</div><div>Phil</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM <<a href="mailto:victoremumford@protonmail.com">victoremumford@protonmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">I'm not an expert, but I think that would work? Some software might care that you're in a VM and block your usage, or need some kind of direct hardware access and fail. It depends on what you're looking to run. Trial and error should teach you what you need to know <span>👍. Let us know how it goes!</span></div><div>
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<div dir="ltr"><div>HI there. I have a technical question with support ending for Windows 10 and the risks associateddd with that. I know there are a lot of articles about moving over to Linux, which is a great idea. Would it make sense to use Windows 10 in a virtual box inside Linux to overcome the lack of product support for obsolete Windows 10? Could a VB provide a security wrapper around W10 with Linux? </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM alfredocisnerosromero via NCLUG <<a href="mailto:nclug@nclug.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nclug@nclug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Hello everyone,</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Hopefully you are doing well. First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for all the drama with the Linux installfest event that I was helping plan. I feel like it was not called for, and since we do have people who have communicated with me who would like to participate with the Linux installfest, we'll go from there. What I'll do next is talk with the Fort Collins, CO Welcome Center staff (<span><a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://www.colorado.com/fort-collins/fort-collins-welcome-center" target="_blank">https://www.colorado.com/fort-collins/fort-collins-welcome-center</a>) to see if I can secure a venue and date for the event. If anyone is interested in participating, please let me know. I'll make sure to add the people who have replied to my email to the planning document. I'll come to the July NCLUG meeting at the Fort Collins Maker Space to discuss the event's technicalities, and I'll coordinate with local nonprofits to see if I can get some support. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span>On another note, I feel like I know what I need to do now, and I would like to see how we can get started based on what I wrote. I'd be willing to do the preliminary work with planning dates and the actual event venue (so far, I think it would be best if we did it at the Fort Collins Welcome Center that Morey and I mentioned in previous conversations). But I would also like some help, so if you'd be willing to help with anything, please let me know. And as of now, I think it would be best to communicate via email, since this is where everyone's at.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span>As a reminder, here's the link for the planning document: <span><a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://drive.proton.me/urls/FY8V9BE92W#wI6gXzc9uuQW" target="_blank">https://drive.proton.me/urls/FY8V9BE92W#wI6gXzc9uuQW</a>.</span></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span>Thank you!</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div>
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