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h2smedia · 6 years ago
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Hyper-V vs VirtualBox: A basic comparison
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Hyper-V and VirtualBox both are Virtualization platforms Type-1 (bare metal) and Type 2 hypervisor respectively. Whereas Hyper-V is only for Windows platform while VirtualBox is a cross-platform Virtualization application. Windows is already a quite matured platform, and with time, it is getting handy new features for a different niche of users. One of them is the Hyper-V feature, which, however, isn’t new. Microsoft introduced Hyper-V in Windows 8, and it is obviously available on Windows 10, as well. Hyper-V is a native hypervisor, which can be used to run or virtualize a different operating system on a Windows computer. So, if you want to use Linux or an older version of Windows, you can use that on your existing computer running Windows 10, keeping away the hassles of dual-boot, or getting a new system altogether. But Hyper-V is new, compared to the other players, VirtualBox is the most popular one for being open-source. VMware Workstation or VMware Player too, are great programs for virtualization, as well. Well, if you already use virtual machines for carrying out different tasks like testing or anything else, or you want to create a new virtual machine for your requirements, there is a handful of choices now. So, here I will discuss, whether you should go switch from VirtualBox to Hyper-V, or you should choose Hyper-V over VirtualBox. It is also a little tricky to use both VirtualBox and Hyper-V on the same computer. So, I will discuss, how to do that, as well. Let’s find out, which is worth using if you are a home user, and you do not need some specific exclusivities offered by each of the platforms.  
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