Comments on: Can you run a virtual machine inside a virtual machine?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 23:39:39 +0000

Yes, you can run VirtualMachine inside VirtualMachine, but you have to have first one use VT/x and second one (the one inside) to NOT use VT/x – you need to switch it to use emulation instead of Virtualization.
VirtualBox inside VirtualBox is possible, I’ve done it, but it requires some tweaking for the machine configuration file inside VirtualMachine.

By: WJW

WJW — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 06:40:58 +0000

I found running a Windows 7 SP1 32 bit VM under VirtualBox in an Azure VM Server (2016) worked very well once patched. The Windows 7 was SP1 but ran poorly and froze often. I couldn’t even get it to even patch itself. When I installed IE 11 it seemed to patch enough to run perfectly. – Very reliable.

I set this up because I needed to sftp files off a Jumpbox I could only reach while VPNed to, and the VPN cut off all other network (so if I did it to the Server I’d lose RDP and control).

By: RgnKjnVA

RgnKjnVA — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:56:26 +0000

‘Why would you want to?’

To test Linux-based VM ware (QEMU) on my Windows 7 laptop. ;) Belated thanks for the post. Saved me some time.

By: Johannish

Johannish — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:33:40 +0000

To answer your rhetorical question, “why would you want to?” The answer, for me, is that I run Linux as my host OS, with Windows in a guest for debugging windows-specific issues on my project. I just started using Vagrant to automate provisioning of a VM for my project. I want to test it on Windows to make sure my Vagrant config will work for my fellow developers using their OS of choice.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:59:15 +0000

Just wanted to let you know, I actually was able to install Fedora 14 on VirtualBox, inside a Windows XP Virtual Machine with VMWare Workstation. I have not tried VirtualBox inside another VirtualBox though. But, I was able to to VB inside VMw.

By: windows 7 serial

windows 7 serial — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:12:07 +0000

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