In this post, I will share the story of how I actually struggled a bit to install Linux Mint Cinnamon on my Windows PC so that I could use it as a normal desktop environment. I think this will be ...

Sometimes, your VirtualBox VM gets stuck on the Saving State when booting up the machine. This could be due to various reasons, such as issues when taking a snapshot or because of a hung process. In ...

The reason you can’t change the Windows 11 resolution in VirtualBox is that the virtual machine lacks the proper graphics drivers to communicate effectively with the host system. By default, ...

To this day, I can still remember the first time I logged into Linux and how it looked. It was Caldera Open Linux 1.0 with the Fvwm95 desktop. It was ugly (even at the time) and completely different ...

Bitdefender GravityZone is delivered as a virtual appliance. The Bitdefender GravityZone appliance image is available in several formats, compatible with main virtualization platforms. Before ...

I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for more than 40 years, focusing on operating systems, office suites, and communication and utility apps. I've specialized in everything related ...

Imagine you have a computer, but you want to run multiple operating systems on it without having to buy additional hardware. Maybe you want to test out a new software on a different OS, or you need to ...

Please note that as of 2023-12-17, this project is archived and will not receive further updates or support from me. However, the existing codebase will remain available for reference and use under ...

Nearly four years after its last major release, VirtualBox 7.0 arrives with a… host of new features. Chief among them are Windows 11 support via TPM, EFI Secure Boot support, full encryption for ...