Which Is Better


timlab55

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I currently have windows 10 Pro on my computer. Until Windows 11 is finalize I would like to try it out and see how it stands up. So which is better, dual booting my computer system or putting Windows 11 on a Hyper Machine?
Thanks
Dan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
which is better, dual booting my computer system or putting Windows 11 on a Hyper Machine?
Welcome to Eleven Forum.

The safer option is to use a Hyper-V VM. That way there is no risk at all that you'll mess up your existing install of W10 Pro. Hyper-V also has the advantage that a generation 2 VM will meet the W11 hardware requirements, even if the host machine doesn't.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Thanks man, where does one get the ISO for windows 11?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
See this tutorial.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
This might be a dumb question, but if I run Windows 11 in Hyper-V VM, and windows 10 is running wouldn't some bad happen? How would I switch between the two operation systems. Honestly, I never turned my machine into two computers before....I think I will have to learn some more stuff before I do this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
The virtual machine runs inside the host. You connect to it via Remote Desktop. Think of it as a remote computer somewhere else that you are connecting to remotely. Personally, I prefer to dual boot, either on two separate physical drives or two separate partitions on the same physical drive. But I know how to keep the two operating systems separate. I know how to apply an image to the second drive or partition rather than just running setup.exe. I know how to manually create and fix system partitions that the computer boots from. If you don't want to learn all that, than running Windows 11 in a virtual machine is safer to your system.

I prefer to dual boot so that the new OS gets tested on the actual, physical hardware of the computer rather than the hardware simulated by the VM.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
Okay I got the VM up and running. I've follow all steps. I even made a windows 11 ISO file as well and it's saved. Now how do I get the iso file to install on the drive I want to run windows 11 from? When I created the VM through the manager, I saw a place where it asked me for the ISO. But when it tried to open the file (I guess), it couldn't find the setup file. Do I need to go to the ISO file and click on the SETUP FILE myself and run it that way? I'm clueless.
Thanks
Dan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
The virtual machine runs inside the host. You connect to it via Remote Desktop. Think of it as a remote computer somewhere else that you are connecting to remotely. Personally, I prefer to dual boot, either on two separate physical drives or two separate partitions on the same physical drive. But I know how to keep the two operating systems separate. I know how to apply an image to the second drive or partition rather than just running setup.exe. I know how to manually create and fix system partitions that the computer boots from. If you don't want to learn all that, than running Windows 11 in a virtual machine is safer to your system.

I prefer to dual boot so that the new OS gets tested on the actual, physical hardware of the computer rather than the hardware simulated by the VM.
Ditto, NavyLCDR!

I want my testing to be on hardware. Just my way of doing things.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy TE01-1xxx
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Motherboard
    16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1463MHz (21-21-21-47)
    Memory
    16384 MBytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitor 1 - Acer 27" Monitor 2 - Acer 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 (SSD)
    Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102
    Seagate BUP Slim SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
    PSU
    HP
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    Standard
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's all Folks!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 (10th gen) 10700
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 27" & Samsung 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x
    Hard Drives
    SSD (512 GB)
    HDD (1 TB)
    Seagate
    PSU
    Intel i7 10th Generation
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    HP/Intel?
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox 90.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Headphone/Microphone Combo
    SuperSpeed USB Type-A (4 on front)
    HP 3-in-One Card Readr
    SuperSpeed USB Type-C
    DVD Writer
I currently have windows 10 Pro on my computer. Until Windows 11 is finalize I would like to try it out and see how it stands up. So which is better, dual booting my computer system or putting Windows 11 on a Hyper Machine?
Thanks
Dan
I dual boot, and if I can follow the instructions on dual booting, anyone can! :)

When I set up my dual boot machines, I started from a bare metal drive: IOW, I created two partitions, then followed @Brink's tutorial for booting Windows 7 & 10 (pretty sure that's the title). I clean installed one on the first partition, then clean installed the other one on the second partition.

@Brink has written a new tutorial for dual booting Windows 10 and Windows 11 here:


I find his tutorials to be the best.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy TE01-1xxx
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Motherboard
    16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1463MHz (21-21-21-47)
    Memory
    16384 MBytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitor 1 - Acer 27" Monitor 2 - Acer 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 (SSD)
    Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102
    Seagate BUP Slim SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
    PSU
    HP
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    Standard
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's all Folks!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 (10th gen) 10700
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 27" & Samsung 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x
    Hard Drives
    SSD (512 GB)
    HDD (1 TB)
    Seagate
    PSU
    Intel i7 10th Generation
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    HP/Intel?
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox 90.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Headphone/Microphone Combo
    SuperSpeed USB Type-A (4 on front)
    HP 3-in-One Card Readr
    SuperSpeed USB Type-C
    DVD Writer
I currently have windows 10 Pro on my computer. Until Windows 11 is finalize I would like to try it out and see how it stands up. So which is better, dual booting my computer system or putting Windows 11 on a Hyper Machine?
Thanks
Dan
Physical install is better, but dual booting is not preferred. It will cause a lot of conflict between the 2 OSes and will often result in boot up problem.
Hyper-V is safer but there could be limitations in terms of actual Windows user experience depending on the extent of how you want to test it.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
I still prefer to put windows 11 on a VM. This why I can copy and paste between the two, not screw up my windows 10 machine as I have it just the way I like it. I did find out through more reading tho that when I hit the brows button to look for the ISO file, it finds that file, but not the setup file. Did I create the ISO wrong?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
I still prefer to put windows 11 on a VM. This why I can copy and paste between the two, not screw up my windows 10 machine as I have it just the way I like it. I did find out through more reading tho that when I hit the brows button to look for the ISO file, it finds that file, but not the setup file. Did I create the ISO wrong?

Not sure I follow.

An ISO is an image. (A kind of archive.) You have to mount it, or extract it, to get the files it contains.

Windows 10 can mount it directly from Windows Explorer.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Amd Threadripper 7970X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
    Memory
    128GB (4 X 32) Kingston DDR5 5200 (RDIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
    Sound Card
    none (USB to speakers), Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27E1N8900 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
    WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
    Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1600 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
    Cooling
    Alphacool Eisbaer Pro Aurora 360, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Internet Speed
    1200 Mbps
  • Operating System
    windows 11 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
    Memory
    64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB
    8 TB Seagate Ironwolf
    4TB Seagate Ironwolf
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
Physical install is better, but dual booting is not preferred. It will cause a lot of conflict between the 2 OSes and will often result in boot up problem.
Hyper-V is safer but there could be limitations in terms of actual Windows user experience depending on the extent of how you want to test it.
I have no issues dual booting and never have. I dual booted with Windows 8 when Windows 10 was still an insider preview. I dual boot Windows 10 and 11 now. The biggest issue with dual booting is to turn off hibernation on all OS involved using the command:

Code:
powercfg -h off
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
Not sure I follow.

An ISO is an image. (A kind of archive.) You have to mount it, or extract it, to get the files it contains.

Windows 10 can mount it directly from Windows Explorer.
Not when you are setting up a VM. When you are setting up a VM, you select the ISO file as a virtual DVD ROM drive. There is no need to mount it or extract it. Hyper-V, or whatever VM host software you are using, takes care of that automatically.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
I guess I'm going to have to start from the start then to point of creating the ISO file. Another project for tomorrow night.
Now where did I put that page that tells you have to create the ISO file?
Thanks
Dan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
Physical install is better, but dual booting is not preferred. It will cause a lot of conflict between the 2 OSes and will often result in boot up problem.
Hyper-V is safer but there could be limitations in terms of actual Windows user experience depending on the extent of how you want to test it.
I've never had any conflict between my dual boot OSes, BadRobot. Unless you consider that I have to either shut down or restart when I want to change from one OS to the other.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy TE01-1xxx
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Motherboard
    16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1463MHz (21-21-21-47)
    Memory
    16384 MBytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitor 1 - Acer 27" Monitor 2 - Acer 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 (SSD)
    Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102
    Seagate BUP Slim SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
    PSU
    HP
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    Standard
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's all Folks!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 (10th gen) 10700
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 27" & Samsung 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x
    Hard Drives
    SSD (512 GB)
    HDD (1 TB)
    Seagate
    PSU
    Intel i7 10th Generation
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    HP/Intel?
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox 90.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Headphone/Microphone Combo
    SuperSpeed USB Type-A (4 on front)
    HP 3-in-One Card Readr
    SuperSpeed USB Type-C
    DVD Writer
That's the biggest problem I can see now is the shut down ore restart. I'm lazy, besides that having dual monitors and things, I can see what is better when running my games and etc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Build by Timlab55
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200)
    Memory
    32.0GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 8176MB ATI Radeon RX 5500 XT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz) VX3418-2KPC (2560x1080@60Hz) LEN C27-20 (1920x1080@75Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    476GB SanDisk SDSSDH3512G (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 (SATA ) 35 °C
    931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
    29GB Samsung Flash Drive FIT USB Device (USB )
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
That's the biggest problem I can see now is the shut down ore restart. I'm lazy, besides that having dual monitors and things, I can see what is better when running my games and etc.
I have dual monitors, and they've made all the difference when I'm working on a tutorial for my senior citizen students. I think it would drive me crazy if I had to go back to one monitor!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy TE01-1xxx
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Motherboard
    16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1463MHz (21-21-21-47)
    Memory
    16384 MBytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitor 1 - Acer 27" Monitor 2 - Acer 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 (SSD)
    Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102
    Seagate BUP Slim SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
    PSU
    HP
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    Standard
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's all Folks!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 (10th gen) 10700
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 27" & Samsung 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x
    Hard Drives
    SSD (512 GB)
    HDD (1 TB)
    Seagate
    PSU
    Intel i7 10th Generation
    Case
    HP
    Cooling
    HP/Intel?
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps
    Browser
    Firefox 90.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Headphone/Microphone Combo
    SuperSpeed USB Type-A (4 on front)
    HP 3-in-One Card Readr
    SuperSpeed USB Type-C
    DVD Writer
You can do dual monitor when running Windows 11 in a VM. Enhanced Session allows that.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
I have no issues dual booting and never have. I dual booted with Windows 8 when Windows 10 was still an insider preview. I dual boot Windows 10 and 11 now. The biggest issue with dual booting is to turn off hibernation on all OS involved using the command:

Code:
powercfg -h off
That's because you know what to do. But for people who are just exploring insider preview, it may not be so simple for them.
I do dual boot myself but I don't recommend it because I don't want to assume everyone knows what they are doing specially on their day to day system.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)

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