For Multiple Windows OS versions = use vhdx files !!


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Hi folks
If you want to run multiple Windows versions the easiest way is to use vhdx files -- then choice of boot is given at start up without having to go into the computer's firmware set up etc.

(also works as a VM -- you van create a SINGLE VM too with multp[le vhdx files so at VM boot you can also get a choice of which Windows to boot without having to set up multiple VM's).


Physical machine :
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As a single VM

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Of course if you do it this way in a VM then you can't run these concurrently - but most usually don't want to run these concurrently anyway.

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