How to install Windows 11 Preview on VirtualBox virtual machine

Note:

1. This is not a trial version released by Microsoft itself, so you should not install it on a real machine, but only test it on a virtual machine.
2. Please back up your data using Recovery to avoid the blue screen error that causes many DLL files to be lost.
3. Many machines cannot run, so you should consider before using.

1. How to install Windows 11 on a virtual machine

Step 1:  You need to prepare all the necessary files below.

1. Windows 11 ISO Link: Here.
2. Link VMware Workstation:  Here.

Step 2:  you install the VMware Workstation application   and  choose a free 30-day trial  (if you have a Key, you can use it).

Step 3:   Click  Create a New Virtual Machine  to create a new virtual machine.

Step 4:  you choose to continue to  Typical  to set up automatically that the machine recommends.

Step 5:  A window appears, select  Browse. and find the Windows 11 ISO file you  just downloaded.

Step 6:  you should name it  Windows 11 Preview  and create a new folder to save this virtual machine for easier management.

Step 7:  In the next step, you need to set up the hardware for the optimal virtual machine to be  4GB of RAM and 2 cores and 2 threads.

Step 8:  Select as shown in the image to launch the installed version of  Windows 11.

Step 9:  In this step, the interface of the Windows  window  has changed a bit, but the installation method is similar.

Step 10:  you choose  I dont have product key.

Step 11:  you select the version of  Windows 11 Pro  and set up the settings as on  Windows 10 .

Step 12:  Wait for a while when the machine is installed, the regional installation screen will appear like on  Windows 10 , this step is quite easy, you just need to  keep it and select next . Since this step the interface has been much nicer. The corners of the window have been curved and much more beautiful.

Step 13:  At this point, you  should not log into your account on the computer . If so, please log in  to your Clone (virtual) account  or  set it to Offline . you choose  Sign-in Option .

Step 14:  Then, you choose to go to  Offline Account  to use the device.

Step 15:  The rest of the steps you just need to  Next  . Finally, this is the result when I have successfully installed  Windows 11  on a virtual machine .

2. Instructions on how to recover data if there is an error

You can use the file you just  backed up to restore  your Windows 10. There are many machines  that automatically Backup  the latest stable working version.

Step 1:  Open the search bar  and find the words Recovery  or  System Restore  in the Windows 11 restore application  .

Step 2:  Select  Open System Restore  and the application will show you a copy that the system used most recently to back up.

Step 3:  you select  Next , then wait for a while when the machine does not recover.

How do you like this version of Windows 11? Thank you very much for viewing the article.

Kareem Winters

Update 18 June 2021