Windows Install to Virtual Machine (ExplainingComputers) [Video]

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Windows Install to Virtual Machine (ExplainingComputers) [Video]
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Published Date: January 25
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January 26, 2026

Video length: 23m 15s

How to turn an existing, physical Windows installation into a VirtualBox virtual machine. This video builds on my 2025 video “Running Windows in Linux: A VirtualBox Guide” -- • Running Windows in Linux: A VirtualBox Guide

00:00 Titles & Intro

00:44 VirtualBox

02:35 Disk2vhd

06:44 VDI Conversion

13:05 Virtual Machine Creation

16:28 Guest Additions

18:35 Activation & Configuration

22:20 Wrap

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Posted Monday 26 January 2026 at 4:52 am AEST (my time).

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