Virtual Machine

Forum discussion tagged with Virtual Machine.
  1. velocci

    Question impact of a lot of torrents on a router

    Hi all, I have an ISP modem in bridged mode. I have my own netgear router (R7200) and a switch. plugged into that switch I have all my machines and I also have a QNAP nas. I also have two TV boxes plugging into that switch. on that NAS i'm running a Windows 10 virtual machine that I use for...
  2. CoDrift

    Question MacOS virtual disk for a VMware setup on NVMe?

    I'll keep it short: I am a software dev, I want to test cross-platform applications but I do not have an apple MacBook or similar. I do have a fairly adequate PC with a 256GB Sata based C drive for my main OS (W10), I also recently went out and got a 1TB NVMe (WD BLACK) for storing all my...
  3. K

    Question Can Virtual Machines take advantage of HMB (Host Memory Buffer)? What about DRAM?

    I'm buying a new NVME SSD drive for my linux box, and on that linux box I run a lot of virtual machines (I use KVM virtualization). So my main question is whether an HMB ssd can perform just as well as the pricier DRAM ssds. Please note that I am NOT passing through the SSD drive to the guest OS...
  4. ccoo84

    Question Using Two Different USB - One in windows the Other On a VM

    Hello thanks in advance.. Soo I have a pretty good computer & my kids want to play emulators while I am working its becoming a issue, I can't afford to build them another computer at the momment, So I came up with the Idea of using VMware to run a Xbox controller to the VM Seperatly so they...
  5. irsssonnn

    Question How to setup minecraft server with MineOS on a virtual machine?

    I am planning to host my own minecraft server(in australia) on my pc to play with my overseas friends(in nepal). I was told to use a virtual machine if i wanted to be secure enough as i have to provide my ip to others. I haven't set up a server before so it would be a great help if anyone could...
  6. Foyezes

    Question Can anyone with a gt 1030 run a powershell command line for me?

    Hi. Need to check if the gt 1030 is virtual machine partitionable. If you have a gtx 1030, could you kindly run this command in powershell - "Get-VMPartitionableGpu" without the quotations. Also if you could check if this folder exists, doesn't have to be exact, just the nv_dispi.inf_amd64_...
  7. Foyezes

    Question Can anyone with a 700 or 600 series nvidia gpu run a powershell command line for me?

    Hi. Need to check if the 700 series gpus are virtual machine partitionable. If you have a 700 or 600 series gpu, could you kindly run this command in powershell - "Get-VMPartitionableGpu" without the quotations. Also if you could check if this folder exists, doesn't have to be exact, just the...
  8. Foyezes

    Question What are the steps to run multiple OS with virtualization with one PC

    Hi. I am planning on building a pc with 16 core cpu, 8gb gpu, 32gb ram etc. I want to set it up so that multiple people can use the same pc with different os and monitors. Only thing is, I have no idea how to set it up. If you know how to set up multiple virtual machines on a pc, please feel...
  9. TheFlash1300

    Question How do old OSs can run on a Virtual Machine running on hardware that doesn't support old OSs?

    I'm working on insertion of drivers for new hardware into old operating systems that are not compatible with the new hardware I want them to run on. I find the process hard, so I would like to find some tricks. So, can someone explain to me how old operating systems can run on virtual machine...
  10. TheFlash1300

    Question Can the main system get infected, if the OS on virtual machine or on the USB flash drive gets infected?

    Hi. So, if i install Linux Mint on a USB flash drive, connect the USB flash drive to my Windows 10 laptop, start surfing dangerous websites and Linux Mint gets infected with a virus, could Linux pass the virus to Windows through the USB port? If yes, what component will get infected, the BIOS or...
  11. I

    [SOLVED] Cheapest DP1.2 aka 3440x1440@100hz GPU for non-game use

    So I have a 2060 that is more than capable enough to handle 35" 3440x1440 @ 100hz no doubt, but I recently wanted to get into VMs and VFIO etc.. Basically I need a GPU that is capable of displaying 3440x1440 @ 100hz, because I want to pass the 2060 into the VM. (or the new GPU but having a...
  12. SparkyTech934

    [SOLVED] Hyper-V Linux Installation Takes Well Over 100GB on New VHD?

    Hi all! So, I'm in the middle of deploying a server using Windows Server 2019 Standard. I will be running a Linux VM (Zorin OS 16 Core) through Windows Hyper-V that will be hosting Nextcloud. I have 4x 4TB HDDs in a RAID 5 array that ended up totaling around 10.3TB of useable space. When I...
  13. jefazo92

    [SOLVED] What does number of cores per processor mean exactly ?

    Hi everyone, The way I understand a CPU (also known as processors) is that it is an actual physical component. Now, CPUs can have multiple cores, which are the processing units used to carry out tasks ( I am not sure if an single l task means a single program) and can be from 1 to many. Cores...
  14. J

    [SOLVED] Unable to see screen of VR through Anydesk software ?

    Hi, I installed a new Oracle virtual box with windows 10 32 bit also installed all the additional packages necessary for remote desktop. Now when i try to connect VR through my another laptop using Any desk software I can only see black screen and mouse. I tried changing resolution, energy...
  15. E

    Question Virtual Machine Gaming?

    I have recently built a new PC and I had an idea to use virtual machines for gaming. I know it can be done as I have seen videos on how to create them. But I was wondering what are the pros and cons of carrying this out?
  16. O

    [SOLVED] How can I check if my HDDs are bootable, from a USB connection ?

    How can I check if my HDDs are bootable, from a USB connection ? I have multiple HDDs that I recovered from old Laptops, and I'm building a desktop computer. Since they all have Windows 10 installed on them I wanted to clone one of them onto a new SSD to have Windows 10 on that new computer...
  17. K

    [SOLVED] Building my first home server / NAS - please help with some guidance and suggestions!

    Hello, I recently bought a used supermicro system that came with C9X299-PGF motherboard. However, I'm now regretting that I didn't do enough research about the product. The motherboard only supports the Intel X series, and it is hard to find one that is reasonably priced. Further, Supermicro...
  18. Raikko Kiminen

    [SOLVED] Is winver downgrade possible using virtual machine?

    Hello everyone! I was about to get myself a Forza Horizon 4 for my PC Windows 10 version 2004, however, I have read in so many forums that the game is broken since the 2004 update. It was working fine until the "upgrade" from 1909. The furthest date I saw was May 14th 2020 when one person...
  19. S

    [SOLVED] Can I run VMs through a home network with a discrete GPU?

    I am wondering if it is possible to build a desktop computer with multiple discrete GPUs that can be partitioned off into usable hardware for multiple virtual machines. For example, a computer build something like this: 8-Core CPU 4x 4GB RAM 4x GPUs (no SLI or Crossfire) Storage Etc...
  20. andrewshenouda

    Question I need help ASAP. Trying to bypass VM detection from an application.

    So there is this application/browser that many colleges around the New York area use to administer tests and exams online. The application in question is called Respondus Lockdown Browser. This browser basically is supposed to replace your traditional browsers (chrome, firefox...) when you're...
  21. 19999113

    [SOLVED] Downloaded Oracle VM and now I cant connect to the internet.

    I downloaded Oracle VM and was able to bridge connections to the VM everything was fine 2 weeks later I couldn't see any networks and was not able to connect to the internet wirelessly. I Checked the network adapter and showed all five full green bars, it still works, and I updated it hoping it...
  22. R

    [SOLVED] is VM as safe as RDP ?

    wana try some weirdo .exe expecting rats and keyloggers should i try running it on VM or RDP is a must?
  23. P.m

    [SOLVED] problems with sharing a pc by multiple users

    Hello guys, I would like to have your opinion and solution for the following problem. We work in a small design office and 3 of us are sharing the same PC running windows 10 , simultaneously using 3ds max and archicad for design tasks. We experience lagging and computer running slow every day...
  24. 2

    [SOLVED] Windows XP internet explorer "This Page Can Not Be Displayed" No Solution!!

    Hello, So I was having a HUGE problem, where Internet Explorer was not displaying any pages, besides google.com, and this: http://bonzi.link/. This is on a Virtualbox virtual machine. (It won't let me share files with host to guest, so I can not share chrome .) I tried searching Google...
  25. S

    [SOLVED] Dual Gpu with 620W psu

    My pc specs: amd fx-6300(not overclocked) 2x8gb 1600mhz ddr3 ram Gigabyte ge-e620a-c3 (620w) nvidia gtx 1050 ti and i would like to add an old amd radeon hd 5770 so i can pass the 1050 to the vm (im trying to make a gaming vm) But would it be possible with a 620w psu?
  26. S

    [SOLVED] Opengl on windows 98 in vmware

    I was trying to do an experiment video on getting Minecraft to work on windows 98 but Its doesn't work and keeps giving me an OpenGL error I have VMware tools installed. I am using VMware workstation Pro 15.5.2 and Windows 98 se. The error is OpenGL: ERROR RuntimeException: No OpenGL context...
  27. S

    [SOLVED] How many VMs can i run?

    I have a dell R710 with: 18x8 of EEC DDR3 RAM 2x Xeon X5670 2x 2TB sata HDD 1x 3TB sas HDD 4x 1 gbe ports with 24 port gbe switch 1 gbe home network
  28. nomad_00

    Question how would i be able to download an iso file off a cd/dvd for windows?

    how would i be able to download an ISO file off a cd/dvd for xp/vista? i have the codes and the disks so i can do it non illegally. i would like to have them cause i have a vm that i would like to run old games/software but what program would be able to get bootable ISO file and if so would it...
  29. M

    [SOLVED] Multi-OS question

    Hi guys! I'm considering doing a new build next year (either AMD Threadripper 3 or Intel Cascade Lake X), primarily for Blender. I want to use Linux as my main OS, since Blender performs better on it, but I also plan on running Windows via virtual machine, for any software that doesn't run on...
  30. shmu26

    Question Minimize latency in virtual machine

    I am running Linux Mint host, and Windows 10 guest, in VirtualBox. From my total of 8 gb ram, I allocated 4 gb to the VM. Neither the host nor the guest is maxing out in ram usage, not even close. And I allocated the VM 2 of the 4 cores. In the VM, I run light programs such as MS Office and...
  31. Franseven

    [SOLVED] Gigabit lan not going past 140mbs outside sandbox vm

    sorry for the bad English. I have a gigabit connection (940mb day1 700mb tested with my laptop port today) my motherboard is an MSI z170 gaming m5, the LAN port is e2400 Atheros killer, the cable is cat6, the switch is gigabit and it always worked. For a bit, I found the connection not fast as...
  32. L

    [SOLVED] VM kali linux freezes at installing system

    Hey everyone, I want to install kali on my VM, everything is fine except the fact that towards the end the installation freezes (cant move cursor inside vm). I dont know what to do, all it says is installed "eatmydata (amd64)" and the intsallation bar won't move. If this matters: -I used...
  33. B

    [SOLVED] Need help getting a windows education iso file for virtual machine...

    I'm taking an online class where I need to use Windows 10 Education but I am allowed to use it on a virtual machine. It requires an iso file of windows 10 education. I have a product key for Windows education but not the iso file... how do I get the iso file for the virtual machine? I'm running...
  34. D

    Question KVM(QEMU) on a Shell only Linux install

    Hello, I am planning to install Linux without a graphical desktop on my main Computer (Maybe Ubuntu Server). So that the host uses as few resources as possible (maybe should I use Lubuntu?). From there I want to have multiple KVM (QEMU) virtual machines. I have 2 GPU's in my system a GTX 1080...
  35. A

    Question Virtual box using GPU

    Is there a way to make VirtualBox to use my laptop's GPU instead of the integrated graphics? I searched for hours and couldn't find a solution. Using it on windows 10 on a laptop - and the VM is a macOS Mojave
  36. D

    Question Windows XP VM can only connect to Bing

    I have a Windows XP Virtual Machine, and the only website it can connect to is Bing. I can search things fine, but if I try to connect to anything other than Bing, it doesn't connect. How can I solve this?
  37. sid_90

    [SOLVED] Intel Optane 16GB Unsupported Chipset Error

    I have properly installed the Optane Hardware on to my Motherboard. In the Device Manager it can be seen. But whenever I am trying to install "SetupOptane.exe" it comes with an Unsupported Chipset error. Please find screen-shots for further references Kindly suggest or help in this regards...
  38. yoyoyoy

    [SOLVED] Help Upgrading PC

    Hello. I just buy 2600x ryzen and I need a bit help chosing the ram and motherboard. Will 2400MHz ram be sufficient for ryzen? (no overclock). - Mother Gigabyte B450M DS3H https://www.fullh4rd.com.ar/prod/11871/mother-gigabyte-b450m-ds3h - Corsair Vengeance 2x8 16GB 3000mhz...
  39. C

    Question Video Games Stuttering

    Hello! I have posted this question some days ago, but now the site changed (I think?) and I lost track of my post. Dunno if it really exists or not, sorry if I double post. Been posting and asking this on a huge lot of forums and support places, for like MONTHS, and I just can't find a...
  40. D

    Motherboard replacement hp pavilion 15-e015tx

    Hi all I have a 2014 hp pavilion 15-e015tx for which hp store has diagnosed as failed motherboard. They are charging 15k INR for replacement. I need to know if it cna be done by third party, or may be i can order it and replace myself. What would be compatible motherboard for the same?